Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods Inc.
Start: 4/14/2015

1 amputation · 2015042011 · 4/14/2015 · Tyson Foods Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods Inc.
Location: 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a loin wing from the strip using a vertical band saw. A piece dangled from the loin. The employee tried to grab it, and a finger came in contact with the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip below the fingernail.

Source

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