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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119513 · 11/3/2021 · TYSON FOODS, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Vacuum cleaners
Secondary source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
TYSON FOODS, INC.
Location
67240 MAIN STREET, BLOUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35031
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a piece of equipment with a vacuum hose when her index finger was caught between the vacuum hose and the piece of equipment, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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