Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Start: 9/19/2022

1 amputation · 2022098265 · 9/19/2022 · Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Location: 671 Randall Wobbe Lane, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hose to clean the floor in the feather area, when he lost his footing. Upon steadying himself, he contacted the auger blade. His left middle finger passed into a small opening on the underside of the auger trough resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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