# Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021086689` · 8/9/2021 · LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Kicked by animal
- **Source:** Cattle and other bovines
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

In a reflex action, a shackled animal kicked an employee and its hoof amputated his left middle fingertip.

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