Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
Start: 4/17/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023043415 · 4/17/2023 · Tyson Fresh Meats, 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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
Location: 28424 38th Ave N, HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS, 61257
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were operating a side puller machine when the clamps actuated and contacted the employee's left hand, resulting in amputations of the index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

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