# Amputations at CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015129722` · 12/24/2015 · ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC
- **Location:** 604 Goff Industrial Park Road, ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 67005
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A band saw was locked out and the blade was replaced. Then the employee unlocked it, turned it on, and reached for the hose (to wash it down) with his left hand and his right index finger came in contact with the blade and was amputated.

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