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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018043299 · 4/6/2018 · TYSON FOODS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
TYSON FOODS, INC.
Location
600 BERRY STREET, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to manually rotate a shackle that was turned in the wrong direction when his right hand was caught in the in-line shackle turner to his right, crushing his right index finger. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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