Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Tyson Poultry, Inc
Start: 8/12/2025

1 amputation · 2025087975 · 8/12/2025 · Tyson Poultry, 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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Tyson Poultry, Inc
Location: 301 E Cherry Street, CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72830
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was waiting for test product to come out of a freezer. While the employee was lowering the basket used to catch the test product, their left little finger was caught between the basket and the side shield on the freezer slide chute, resulting in an amputation to the fingertip.

Source

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