# Amputations at Price Chopper Supermarket
> OSHA SIR `2020054575` · 5/17/2020 · NISKAYUNA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food slicers
- **Secondary source:** Clothing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Price Chopper Supermarket
- **Location:** 442 Balltown Rd, NISKAYUNA, NEW YORK, 12309
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a slicer when she leaned forward and her apron became caught on the start knob. The slicer then amputated her right pointer and middle fingertips.

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