# Amputations at Tyson Poultry Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023075972` · 7/6/2023 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Poultry Inc.
- **Location:** 600 North Berry Street, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sat down to work on the live hang line when their knee contacted the pedal control, starting the live hang belt. The employee's left index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket assembly, resulting in amputation below the distal joint.

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