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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20241211818 · 12/22/2024 · TYSON FOODS INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Personal protective equipment (PPE) unspecified

Employer

Name
TYSON FOODS INC.
Location
275 COUNTY RD 278, HOPE, ARKANSAS, 71801
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a product laydown machine and putting a belt back up when her personal protective equipment was caught by a sprocket and her arm was pulled into the spinning shaft. The employee sustained an open fracture to her right forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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