Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Start: 4/23/2023

1 amputation · 2023043629 · 4/23/2023 · Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Location: 100 E Cassady St, NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS, 71852
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 11:03 a.m. on April 23, 2023, an employee was checking the tension on a machine when their right index finger was caught in its chain and sprocket. The finger was medically amputated at the middle knuckle.

Source

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