Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Fresh Meat
Start: 7/12/2018

1 amputation · 2018077009 · 7/12/2018 · Tyson Fresh Meat

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: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Fresh Meat
Location: 3105 I B P Rd, HOLCOMB, KANSAS, 67851
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a bone jam from a conveyor with a hook when the hook came loose from the bone and his hand jerked back. His hand hit the conveyor and about 1/4 inch of his right ring finger was amputated.

Source

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