Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 7/13/2017

1 amputation · 2017076491 · 7/13/2017 · 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 regular operation
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 1151 East Pine Street, VIENNA, GEORGIA, 31092
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of chicken from a breast processor sawblade when the employee's right hand contacted the blade, amputating the pinky fingertip and lacerating the other fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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