# Amputations at TYSON POULTRY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022043625` · 4/27/2022 · SEDALIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON POULTRY, INC.
- **Location:** 19571 Whitfield Road, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
- **NAICS:** 424440
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a drive belt from a feather auger. The employee tried to pop the belt loose from the pulley, and the pulley rotated. The employee's right hand was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a partial amputation to the ring finger.

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