Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 12/28/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211211098 · 12/28/2021 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 9 North Washington Street, SOUTH HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, 67505
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance work on a piece of machinery. The machine's piston activated and caused the amputation of the employee's fingertip. The machine was not locked or tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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