Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 11/20/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221110206 · 11/20/2022 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 1019 Shelbyville Street, CENTER, TEXAS, 75935
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 11, 2022, an employee was replacing a sprocket and bearings on a shaft. The employee used a lathe in the maintenance shop to clean the shaft when their hand came in contact with a portion of the rotating equipment on the lathe. He sustained amputations of two fingers on his left hand and a finger fracture.

Source

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