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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021446 · 2/13/2020 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location
5322 South Park Drive, BROKEN BOW, OKLAHOMA, 74728
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a riding pallet jack, staging a load of pallets. As he was backing the pallets into the staging area, the top pallet came in contact with a concrete pillar. It shifted forward and struck the employee's right hand as it rested on the throttle control of the pallet jack. The employee suffered a compound fracture and laceration to the little finger, resulting in a medical amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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