Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Poultry Inc.
Start: 3/23/2020

1 amputation · 2020032680 · 3/23/2020 · Tyson Poultry Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source: Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tyson Poultry Inc.
Location: 340 West Maple Street, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30003
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a roll of film into place. The roll of film dropped, and his right index finger was caught between the roll positioning rod and the framework of the machine he was placing it on. The fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

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