# Amputations at Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043309` · 4/12/2017 · HOLCOMB, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
- **Location:** 3105 IBP ROAD, HOLCOMB, KANSAS, 67851
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a chain to a stunned steer and pinched their left index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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