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Tyson Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tyson Foods in ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Tyson Foods Report ID 2015118495
Address 6600 Hwy 431 City, State ZIP ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA 35950
Event Date November 11, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Butchering machinery
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1108533
GPS Coordinates 34.27000, -86.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing the floor. She noticed the gizzard table machine was clogged. As she tried to clear the clog, her gloved hand was caught in the auger amputating the right index, middle, and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2015, a worker at Tyson Foods in ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA 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 butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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