Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at TYSON FOODS, INC.
Start: 9/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024099049 · 9/27/2024 · TYSON FOODS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Container caps, lids, covers
Secondary source: Tanker trucks

Employer

Name: TYSON FOODS, INC.
Location: 5322 South Park Drive, BROKEN BOW, OKLAHOMA, 74728
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a drain cap from a truck to drain a load of blood. When he pulled the cap, he was struck in the chest by the cap and was knocked down. The employee sustained multiple left side rib fractures (3-5 and 9-12), a pneumothorax with subcutaneous emphysema, L2-3 transverse process fractures, and abrasions to left chest wall and left elbow.

Source

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