# Amputations at Triple V, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021172` · 2/7/2017 · NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Triple V, Inc.
- **Location:** 261 Devereaux Dr., NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, 39120
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when the blade amputated his left thumb tip.

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