# Amputations at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2016032440` · 3/21/2016 · EMPORIA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment while moving it
- **Source:** Angle irons
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 2101 W. 6000, EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were picking up two angle iron supports and putting them into the metal scrap trash can. The angle iron supports hooked one of the employee's fingers and amputated the fingertip.

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