# Amputations at Tyson Fresh Meat
> OSHA SIR `2018077009` · 7/12/2018 · HOLCOMB, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Fresh Meat
- **Location:** 3105 I B P Rd, HOLCOMB, KANSAS, 67851
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a bone jam from a conveyor with a hook when the hook came loose from the bone and his hand jerked back. His hand hit the conveyor and about 1/4 inch of his right ring finger was amputated.

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