Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Tyson Farms, Inc.
Start: 6/24/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024065646 · 6/24/2024 · Tyson Farms, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Grinders handtool
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Tyson Farms, Inc.
Location: 419 US Hwy 82 East, CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, 39840
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on the rear of an open-top semi-trailer replacing part of the equipment and utilizing a right-angle grinder when the grinder wheel contacted their left arm causing two lacerations.

Source

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