# Amputations at Empire Kosher Poultry Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171111015` · 11/16/2017 · MIFFLINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Cutting handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Empire Kosher Poultry Inc.
- **Location:** 247 Empire Drive, MIFFLINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17059
- **NAICS:** 112320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding air scissors when the safety switches engaged and the scissors activated, amputating the employee's right middle fingertip.

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