# Amputations at TYSON FOODS, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032038` · 3/8/2016 · FOREST, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FOODS, Inc.
- **Location:** 1225 JACK LEE DRIVE, FOREST, MISSISSIPPI, 39074
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to split a chicken with a saw. As the employee was pushing the chicken onto the saw blade, the employee's left index finger touched the saw blade, amputating the tip.

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