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Tyson Fresh Meats

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — AMARILLO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tyson Fresh Meats in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Tyson Fresh Meats Report ID 2019066032
Address 5000 FM 1912 City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79120
Event Date June 14, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.25000, -101.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was reaching for a hook caught on the side of a carcass with his left hand when his right hand came in contact with the piston of the bone clipper, amputating his right middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2019, a worker at Tyson Fresh Meats in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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