Amputations

Name: Amputations at TYSON POULTRY, INC.
Start: 4/27/2022

1 amputation · 2022043625 · 4/27/2022 · TYSON POULTRY, 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: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: TYSON POULTRY, INC.
Location: 19571 Whitfield Road, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
NAICS: 424440
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a drive belt from a feather auger. The employee tried to pop the belt loose from the pulley, and the pulley rotated. The employee's right hand was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a partial amputation to the ring finger.

Source

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