# Amputations at TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020109941` · 10/19/2020 · FAYETTEVILLE, 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, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.
- **Location:** 2615 S School Ave, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72701
- **NAICS:** 311830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog a pipe in the taco department line between the holding tank and the mixer when their right index finger contacted the ball valve and the pneumatic actuator cycled causing amputation of the finger between the first and second joint.

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