# Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc./Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2017010521` · 1/17/2017 · CENTER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc./Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 1019 Shelbyville Street, CENTER, TEXAS, 75935
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut metal pipe. The pipe slipped and the employee's right thumb was amputated.

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