Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 8/14/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085789 · 8/14/2015 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 5000 N FM 1912, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79108
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was training a coworker in the processing division when he noticed something caught in an overhead conveyor. When he went to remove it, his glove got caught in the conveyor, twisting his right wrist and injuring his extensor tendon.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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