Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Tyson Foods Inc.
Start: 12/21/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129637 · 12/21/2015 · Tyson Foods Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

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

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was attempting to free up some stuck boxes along the conveyor line. The employee was pulling on some stuck boxes when his hands slipped off the box he was lifting. He fell to the side and stopped his fall with his right hand. During that process, his right hand was caught between two rollers. In freeing his hand, he pulled the skin off the top of his hand. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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