# Amputations at TYSON FOODS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017076373` · 7/11/2017 · BROKEN BOW, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FOODS, INC.
- **Location:** 5322 South Park Drive, BROKEN BOW, OKLAHOMA, 74728
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a product belt when his glove became caught between the belt and a guide. As he pulled his hand back, his left pinky finger was amputated.

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