# Amputations at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2015096538` · 9/8/2015 · DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 5200 Dakota Ave, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, 68731
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was working on a snorkel lift that was up in the air. He reached down to retrieve something and steadied himself by placing his other hand on the sprocket. The sprocket moved and amputated his right thumb tip, including the nail. The lift guard was not in place at the time of the incident.

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