Tyson Mexican Originals
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Tyson Mexican Originals | Report ID | 20190910103 |
| Address | 2615 S School Avenue | City, State ZIP | FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72701 |
| Event Date | September 26, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311830 | Inspection # | 1437168 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.03000, -94.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a line while waiting for maintenance to repair the machine. When she tried to remove scrap product from a roller, the cutter belt crushed her left arm, causing multiple fractures to her fingers.
Incident Summary
On September 26, 2019, a worker at Tyson Mexican Originals in FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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