# Amputations at Tyson Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015042011` · 4/14/2015 · LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a loin wing from the strip using a vertical band saw. A piece dangled from the loin. The employee tried to grab it, and a finger came in contact with the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip below the fingernail.

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