# Amputations at TYSON FOODS
> OSHA SIR `20181111883` · 11/18/2018 · DEXTER, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FOODS
- **Location:** 1001 E. STODDARD ST., DEXTER, MISSOURI, 63841
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping install a conveyor belt. The employee had pulled the belt off the frame when the conveyor started. The employee's right middle fingertip was smashed between the belt and the frame, and the fingertip was amputated.

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