Amputations

Name: Amputations at TYSON FOODS, INC.
Start: 7/11/2017

1 amputation · 2017076373 · 7/11/2017 · TYSON FOODS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: TYSON FOODS, INC.
Location: 5322 South Park Drive, BROKEN BOW, OKLAHOMA, 74728
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a product belt when his glove became caught between the belt and a guide. As he pulled his hand back, his left pinky finger was amputated.

Source

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