Abstract: Employee #1, a kitchen worker, lost the tip of his left middle finger while trying to unjam a slicer. His employer maintains the company's corporate offices, which also includes a bakery, kitchen, and a warehouse for supplies. He operates a chain of eighteen restaurants in Northern California. Employee #1 was using a potato slicer in the kitchen. He was injured because he used his fingers to unjam the slicer by removing a piece of potato to free the blades. According to his employer, Employee #1 turned off the slicer but the slicer cycled anyway once the blades were freed. As a result, Employee #1 suffered an amputation of the tip of his left middle finger. He was treated for the amputation at a local hospital.