# Amputations at The Hillshire Brands Company a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109849` · 10/25/2023 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hillshire Brands Company a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 4612 Speaker Rd., KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66106
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the tension of a chain on a machine when his right index fingertip was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

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