Tyson Foods, Inc.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode - Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified - LEXINGTON, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Foods, Inc. in LEXINGTON, Nebraska
Employer Tyson Foods, Inc.
Address 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway
City, State ZIP LEXINGTON, Nebraska 68850
Report ID 20191010839
Event Date October 17, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source of Injury Hydrogen sulfide
Industry (NAICS) 311612
Inspection # 1440667
GPS Coordinates 40.74752, -99.73997

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Incident Narrative

An employee was on top of a tanker truck using a tape measure to check the depth of the waste blood being pumped into the tanker. He was later found unresponsive laying near the open hatch of the truck with his right arm and head in the access hole on top of the tanker truck. He also had a cut on his forehead and suffered possible exposure to hydrogen sulfide.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2019, a worker at Tyson Foods, Inc. in LEXINGTON, Nebraska suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with hydrogen sulfide identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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