# Amputations at Tyson Fresh Meats
> OSHA SIR `20161110865` · 11/18/2016 · AMARILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Fresh Meats
- **Location:** FM 1912 Hwy 60, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79120
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped while descending the steps, reached outward, and caught their left ring finger on one of the traction rings amputating the tip of the fourth left digit.

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