# Amputations at Tyson Farms, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020076485` · 7/10/2020 · CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Farms, Inc.
- **Location:** 3865 HWY 35 N., CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI, 39051
- **NAICS:** 112390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's chain glove was caught by a wing module on a moving line. Her left ring finger was pinched between the module and a stainless steel guide, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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