Amputations

Name: Amputations at TYSON FOODS
Start: 11/18/2018

1 amputation · 20181111883 · 11/18/2018 · TYSON FOODS

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: TYSON FOODS
Location: 1001 E. STODDARD ST., DEXTER, MISSOURI, 63841
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping install a conveyor belt. The employee had pulled the belt off the frame when the conveyor started. The employee's right middle fingertip was smashed between the belt and the frame, and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

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