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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042245 · 4/22/2015 · TYSON FRESH MEATS, 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
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
Location
2101 W. 6TH AVE., EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An Employee was working on the flat steak line running meats over the skinner when his left thumb was cut on the blade amputating the outside edge and end of the right thumb. A skinner is like a planner that removes the outer layer of the meat.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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