# Amputations at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2022053747` · 5/1/2022 · HALTOM CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Broiling and frying equipment and appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 3900 Meacham Rd., HALTOM CITY, TEXAS, 76117
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just repaired an air line on a fryer. He was below the fryer, verifying the repair, when the machine cycled and pinched his left middle and ring fingers. He suffered amputations to both finger pads.

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