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Tyson Foods, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tyson Foods, Inc. in BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer Tyson Foods, Inc. Report ID 2018021511
Address 110 W Freeman Ave City, State ZIP BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS 72616
Event Date February 13, 2018 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, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1296996
GPS Coordinates 36.37000, -93.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning batter from a conveyor hopper and amputated the distal end of the left ring finger when it was caught in a pinch point between the belt and a metal guard on the conveyor. The machine was operating and was not locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On February 13, 2018, a worker at Tyson Foods, Inc. in BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS 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, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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