Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - 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.
Context
OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person injuries.
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