Amputations

Name: Amputations at TYSON FOODS, Inc.
Start: 3/8/2016

1 amputation · 2016032038 · 3/8/2016 · TYSON FOODS, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: TYSON FOODS, Inc.
Location: 1225 JACK LEE DRIVE, FOREST, MISSISSIPPI, 39074
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to split a chicken with a saw. As the employee was pushing the chicken onto the saw blade, the employee's left index finger touched the saw blade, amputating the tip.

Source

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