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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020109627 · 10/9/2020 · TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.
Location
2615 S School Ave, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72701
NAICS
311830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a press machine. He was removing a piece of product stuck to the underside of the press when the fingers on his right hand were pinched between two press plates. The middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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