Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods
Start: 3/21/2016

1 amputation · 2016032440 · 3/21/2016 · Tyson Foods

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against object or equipment while moving it
Source: Angle irons

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods
Location: 2101 W. 6000, EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were picking up two angle iron supports and putting them into the metal scrap trash can. The angle iron supports hooked one of the employee's fingers and amputated the fingertip.

Source

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