Amputations

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

1 amputation · 2015030956 · 3/3/2015 · 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 800 County Rd, MONETT, MISSOURI, 65708
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pump near the marination mix tank. She removed the piping but did not remove the cover and reached into the opening. She felt the sharpness of the impeller and quickly withdrew her hand. The distal portion of the third finger on the left hand was amputated.

Source

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