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Tyson Fresh Meat

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HOLCOMB, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tyson Fresh Meat in HOLCOMB, KANSAS
Employer Tyson Fresh Meat Report ID 2018077009
Address 3105 I B P Rd City, State ZIP HOLCOMB, KANSAS 67851
Event Date July 12, 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 Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.99000, -101.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a bone jam from a conveyor with a hook when the hook came loose from the bone and his hand jerked back. His hand hit the conveyor and about 1/4 inch of his right ring finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2018, a worker at Tyson Fresh Meat in HOLCOMB, KANSAS 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 amputation.

Context

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