Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at TYSON FOODS, INC.
Start: 3/7/2024

1 amputation · 2024032120 · 3/7/2024 · TYSON FOODS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: TYSON FOODS, INC.
Location: 19571 WHITFIELD ROAD, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was having a conversation when their finger was caught inside the center opening of the knuckle conveyor belt resulting in an amputation to the left index fingertip with no bone loss that required reattachment surgery.

Source

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