Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 11/8/2021

1 amputation · 2021119666 · 11/8/2021 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 3548 N. Kostner Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60641
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting a co-worker with separating plastic tote bins when the upper tote bin slipped and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a laceration and a fingertip amputation.

Source

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