# Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021511` · 2/13/2018 · BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 110 W Freeman Ave, BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72616
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning batter from a conveyor hopper and amputated the distal end of the left ring finger when it was caught in a pinch point between the belt and a metal guard on the conveyor. The machine was operating and was not locked out at the time.

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