Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on June 12, 2007, Employee #1, a meat cutter, was working with a coworker in the pork cut ham line area, cutting pork feet with a Butcher Boy meat cutting band saw, Serial Number 05J0426. Grasping the pork feet with both hands, Employee #1 ran the feet through the point of operation of the saw with his hands on either side of the saw blade. While attempting to cut one of the pork feet, either his hand slipped on the foot or the pork foot itself slipped on the saw table, causing his right index finger to come in contact with the saw blade, amputating a small portion of bone at the tip. The saw was equipped with a sliding blade guard that was adjusted 0.5-inch above the pork foot. He was not hospitalized for his injury.