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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087822 · 8/23/2024 · 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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Location
5505 JEFFERSON PARKWAY, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, 71602
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 22, 2024, at 2:20 PM, an employee was unjamming the film in the bagger machine. It engaged as they were pulling the film down and their hand was pulled into the seal bar. The employee sustained an amputation to their left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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