Tyson Fresh Meats LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — HOLCOMB, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Fresh Meats LLC in HOLCOMB, KANSAS
Employer Tyson Fresh Meats LLC Report ID 2019032922
Address 3105 IBP Road City, State ZIP HOLCOMB, KANSAS 67851
Event Date March 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 37.99000, -101.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up and trying to adjust a barrel fan when it tilted and caught the employee's right hand, causing a middle finger fracture that required surgery and an index finger laceration.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2019, a worker at Tyson Fresh Meats LLC in HOLCOMB, KANSAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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