# Amputations involving bone loss at The Hillshire Brands Company a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025065765` · 6/17/2025 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery, appliances  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
## 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

On June 17, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., two employees were servicing a refrigeration unit on a roof. The injured employee was inspecting the orientation of a sprocket in a different unit when air pressure generated by the unit caused the door to shut on their right thumb, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.

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