TYSON FOODS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - BERRYVILLE, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at TYSON FOODS, INC. in BERRYVILLE, Arkansas
Employer TYSON FOODS, INC.
Address 110 WEST FREEMAN AVE.
City, State ZIP BERRYVILLE, Arkansas 72616
Report ID 20181212373
Event Date December 3, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 36.37069, -93.57113

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Incident Narrative

An employee was placing product into a condemn barrel. The barrel is underneath a conveyor belt. Her left arm was caught by the conveyor belt and pulled into the drive shaft resulting in a fractured left arm.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2018, a worker at TYSON FOODS, INC. in BERRYVILLE, Arkansas suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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