Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods Inc.
Start: 9/6/2017

1 amputation · 2017098581 · 9/6/2017 · Tyson Foods Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods Inc.
Location: 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker guide a metal basket into a tilling tank. The employee's left index finger became stuck in one of the basket holes as the basket brushed against the frame of the machine, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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