Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods Inc
Start: 4/5/2016

1 amputation · 2016042831 · 4/5/2016 · Tyson Foods Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Handtools-power not determined, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods Inc
Location: 601 Tyson Dr, GREEN FOREST, ARKANSAS, 72638
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove viscera (guts) with a tool from the machine. The tool he was using was caught in the evisceration machine, and his right ring finger was smashed between the tool and the machine, amputating his fingertip.

Source

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