# Amputations at Tyson Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019033079` · 3/25/2019 · SCRANTON, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Motors other than vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 7755 N State Highway 393, SCRANTON, ARKANSAS, 72863
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a motor on a platform in the production area. The employee's left hand was on the motor when the chain shifted and pinched the tip of his middle finger between it and the motor causing a fingertip amputation.

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