Tyson Foods Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Avulsions, enucleations - LEXINGTON, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Foods Inc. in LEXINGTON, Nebraska
Employer Tyson Foods Inc.
Address 1500 Plum Creek Parkway
City, State ZIP LEXINGTON, Nebraska 68850
Report ID 2015129637
Event Date December 21, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations
Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311612
GPS Coordinates 40.76336, -99.73945

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Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to free up some stuck boxes along the conveyor line. The employee was pulling on some stuck boxes when his hands slipped off the box he was lifting. He fell to the side and stopped his fall with his right hand. During that process, his right hand was caught between two rollers. In freeing his hand, he pulled the skin off the top of his hand. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 21, 2015, a worker at Tyson Foods Inc. in LEXINGTON, Nebraska suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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