Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Farms, Inc.
Start: 12/12/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211329 · 12/12/2023 · Tyson Farms, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tyson Farms, Inc.
Location: 6600 Highway 431 South, ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A wing had jammed between the knuckle belt of the cone line and the non-stick guide creating a gap. When an employee removed the wing, the gap between the belt guide and the knuckle belt closed on their right middle finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

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