# Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017088311` · 8/29/2017 · FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 2615 S School Ave, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72701
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing boxed chips on a moving conveyor when his left index finger went into an opening between the guardrails, amputating his fingertip.

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