# Amputations at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022119981` · 11/14/2022 · EMPORIA, KANSAS
## 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-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
- **Location:** 2101 West 6th Ave., EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring product on a conveyor belt. Upon reaching for a product, the employee's hand became caught between the cleat on the conveyor belt and the top guard, 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*