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Tyson Foods, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — AMARILLO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Foods, Inc. in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Tyson Foods, Inc. Report ID 2018099204
Address 5000 N FM 1912 City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79108
Event Date September 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.25000, -101.65000

Incident Narrative

After cleaning a conveyor belt, an employee noticed something in the belt and was attempting to pull it out when her hand was caught in the sprocket. The skin was removed from the top of her hand. The belt was re-energized at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2018, a worker at Tyson Foods, Inc. in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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