# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at New Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel Osco
> OSHA SIR `20241110389` · 11/7/2024 · ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** New Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel Osco
- **Location:** 1860 S Arlington Heights Road, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60005
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 7, 2024, an employee was cutting lamb chops with a saw. He finished the last cut and then reached to pick up the last piece of meat. His right ring finger made contact with the still-rotating saw blade, which amputated the fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*