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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025021738 · 2/22/2025 · Tyson Fresh Meats, 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
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
Location
1131 Dakota Avenue, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, 68731
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a machine in the rendering department and noticed a belt was moving slowly. He was working to make the belt go faster when the belt pulled his left hand and the pulley partially amputated his ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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