Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 1/6/2022

1 amputation · 2022010097 · 1/6/2022 · 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: Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 6600 Highway 431 South, ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a box strapper machine. His left index finger was caught in the chain sprocket on the underside of the machine. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.

Source

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