Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Fresh Meats
Start: 6/14/2019

1 amputation · 2019066032 · 6/14/2019 · Tyson Fresh Meats

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 regular operation
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Fresh Meats
Location: 5000 FM 1912, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79120
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reaching for a hook caught on the side of a carcass with his left hand when his right hand came in contact with the piston of the bone clipper, amputating his right middle fingertip.

Source

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