# Amputations at Paragus Strategic IT, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018043319` · 4/6/2018 · HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Paragus Strategic IT, LLC
- **Location:** 112 Russell Street, HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01035
- **NAICS:** 541519
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting lettuce with a standard chef's cutting knife when the blade amputated the employee's thumb tip.

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