# Amputations at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2017109703` · 10/9/2017 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 4700 Hwy 75 South, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut short ribs when his left thumb contacted the blade and was cut. His thumb had to be amputated.

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