Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 3/23/2015

1 amputation · 2015030384 · 3/23/2015 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Meat grinders

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 1 Rock River Road, JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN, 53549
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's left index finger was crushed/amputated by a grinder piston while working on the finish grinder. There was no guarding on the piston at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown