# Amputations at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `20181112006` · 11/22/2018 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## 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:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 4700 Hwy 75 South, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a bagging machine. As the employee replaced a bag, the machine was triggered; the employee's right little fingertip was amputated.

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