# Crushing injuries at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2018032485` · 3/13/2018 · NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 6350 Browning Court, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, 76180
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sanitizing equipment when a moving belt caught and crushed the employee's right hand (first three fingers). The equipment was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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