Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 8/26/2024

1 amputation · 2024087885 · 8/26/2024 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Valves, nozzles
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 5807 Mitchell Ave., SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64507
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding an actuator valve that was attached to air to keep it open, but it was depressurized and closed on his left middle finger. It amputated the tip of his finger and caused an open avulsion fracture of the last joint and an avulsed fingernail.

Source

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