# Amputations at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211690` · 12/9/2017 · HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
- **Location:** 28424 38th Ave N, HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS, 61257
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 9, 2017, at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to remove a piece of meat from a hook when the employee's right index fingertip was pinched between the hook's handle and a conveyor siderail, resulting in an amputation just below the fingernail.

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