# Amputations at Tyson Poultry, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022098265` · 9/19/2022 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Poultry, Inc.
- **Location:** 671 Randall Wobbe Lane, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hose to clean the floor in the feather area, when he lost his footing. Upon steadying himself, he contacted the auger blade. His left middle finger passed into a small opening on the underside of the auger trough resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

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