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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099827 · 9/22/2018 · TYSON FOODS

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
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
TYSON FOODS
Location
800 COUNTY ROAD, MONETT, MISSOURI, 65708
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bagging frozen leg quarters with a machine and was attempting to remove a jammed staple when the machine activated and the employee's thumb pad was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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