# Amputations at TYSON POULTRY INC.
> OSHA SIR `20221210890` · 12/15/2022 · WALDRON, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Parts and materials, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON POULTRY INC.
- **Location:** 442 PLANT STREET, WALDRON, ARKANSAS, 72958
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of polytetrafluoroethylene into two halves with a portable table saw. A piece kicked back and crushed the tip of their left middle finger, resulting in an amputation to the distal end of the finger.

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