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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096390 · 9/2/2015 · Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc, Tanning

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc, Tanning
Location
28424 38th Ave N, HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS, 61257
NAICS
316110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was handling hides to get them in the deflesher when the "gripper" jaws opened and shut on the employee's left pinky. The employee sustained a soft tissue amputation of the left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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