# Amputations at PARX Casino
> OSHA SIR `2020021161` · 2/5/2020 · BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** PARX Casino
- **Location:** 2999 Street Road, BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19020
- **NAICS:** 721120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 5, 2020, at approximately 11:46 a.m., an employee was slicing ham on a manual slicer in the employee dining room when his thumb contacted the blade, resulting in a severe laceration and possible amputation.

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