Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - PINE BLUFF, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas
Employer Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Address 5505 JEFFERSON PARKWAY
City, State ZIP PINE BLUFF, Arkansas 71602
Report ID 20191011254
Event Date October 30, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source of Injury Hoses
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 34.26190, -92.07631

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Incident Narrative

An employee was going to use a water hose to remove chicken debris from the floor inside the further processing oven room. As the water valve was turned to the on position, the pressure from the hose caused it to slip out of the employee's hands and the end of the hose made contact with the left eye of another employee standing nearby. The eye injury required surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2019, a worker at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with hoses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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