# Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015030956` · 3/3/2015 · MONETT, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 800 County Rd, MONETT, MISSOURI, 65708
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pump near the marination mix tank. She removed the piping but did not remove the cover and reached into the opening. She felt the sharpness of the impeller and quickly withdrew her hand. The distal portion of the third finger on the left hand was amputated.

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