Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Tyson Farms, Inc.
Start: 8/10/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025087889 · 8/10/2025 · Tyson Farms, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Tyson Farms, Inc.
Location: 851 County Road 508, HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35077
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing a cyclone machine. His right hand was caught inside the machine by the rotating motion of the airlock valve cycling inside the casing, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.

Source

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