Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 7/23/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015074988 · 7/23/2015 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 13027 RENFRO CIRCLE, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68137
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee attempted to clear a jammed pork belly that had become lodged between the skinner and transfer conveyor in the curing department. The employee's left-hand ring, index, and pinky fingers were amputated after getting caught by the skinner's tooth roller and pulled into the machine.

Source

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