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Tyson Foods, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MONETT, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tyson Foods, Inc. in MONETT, MISSOURI
Employer Tyson Foods, Inc. Report ID 2015030956
Address 800 County Rd City, State ZIP MONETT, MISSOURI 65708
Event Date March 3, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1045710
GPS Coordinates 36.91000, -93.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pump near the marination mix tank. She removed the piping but did not remove the cover and reached into the opening. She felt the sharpness of the impeller and quickly withdrew her hand. The distal portion of the third finger on the left hand was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 3, 2015, a worker at Tyson Foods, Inc. in MONETT, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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