TYSON FOODS
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
| Employer | TYSON FOODS | Report ID | 2015010293 |
| Address | 3800 PROGRESS | City, State ZIP | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72114 |
| Event Date | January 8, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1018512 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.75000, -92.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employee's finger got caught in the jaws of the bagging machine located in Line 3 of the plant. This resulted in the partial amputation of the tip of the left index finger.
Incident Summary
On January 8, 2015, a worker at TYSON FOODS in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.
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