# Amputations at Tyson Poultry Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021166` · 2/6/2023 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Poultry Inc.
- **Location:** 600 North Berry Street, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had removed the piping from a three-way actuator valve to inspect the valve for a possible clog or jam. The valve cycled while the employee's right index finger was inside the equipment, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

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