# Amputations at Boyer's Food Markets Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054366` · 5/13/2017 · FRACKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** Boyer's Food Markets Inc.
- **Location:** 550 W. Oak St., FRACKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17931
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Saturday, May 13, 2017, at approximately 10:45 AM, an employee was slicing meat using a meat slicer. She placed her right hand on the slicer hold-down knob but her right thumb moved to the side of the hold-down/guard. As she proceeded to slice the lunch meat, her right thumb contacted the blade, amputating the thumb tip.

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