# Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110811` · 11/14/2020 · AMHERST, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 1833 Cooper Foster Park Rd., AMHERST, OHIO, 44001
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 14, 2020, an employee was mixing burrito ingredients in a mixer. The auger ejected the food mix from the machine. As the employee was trying to get out more of the mix, the auger amputated the end of the employee's right index finger.

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