# Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021086474` · 8/3/2021 · LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA
## 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:** Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 1500 S, Plum Creek Parkway, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shackling beef when his right little finger got caught between the chain of the shackle and the metal tension bar, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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