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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024053847 · 5/2/2024 · Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Heating and cooking machinery, appliances n.e.c.
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Location
4990 Leland Drive, CUMMING, GEORGIA, 30041
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance services to the gearbox of a rendering cooker when their left thumb tip was lacerated between the belt and the drive, resulting in an amputation to the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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