Amputations

Name: Amputations at TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.
Start: 10/19/2020

1 amputation · 2020109941 · 10/19/2020 · TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog a pipe in the taco department line between the holding tank and the mixer when their right index finger contacted the ball valve and the pneumatic actuator cycled causing amputation of the finger between the first and second joint.

Source

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