Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods
Start: 5/1/2022

1 amputation · 2022053747 · 5/1/2022 · Tyson Foods

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Broiling and frying equipment and appliances

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods
Location: 3900 Meacham Rd., HALTOM CITY, TEXAS, 76117
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just repaired an air line on a fryer. He was below the fryer, verifying the repair, when the machine cycled and pinched his left middle and ring fingers. He suffered amputations to both finger pads.

Source

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