Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 9/8/2021

1 amputation · 2021097731 · 9/8/2021 · Tyson Foods, 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 regular operation
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a newly cut section of beef down a conveyor belt. A hook, used to reach and hold the piece in place, did not release when the employee pushed the piece down the conveyor. The piece of beef then pulled the employee off balance. The employee's right hand slipped into the sawblade, which amputated the index finger.

Source

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