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Tyson Foods, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Foods, Inc. in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Tyson Foods, Inc. Report ID 2020054691
Address 1131 Dakota Ave City, State ZIP DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA 68731
Event Date May 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.44000, -96.49000

Incident Narrative

After processing meat, an employee put his left hand into a sterilizer. His inner rubber glove had come off when he removed his outer cotton glove, and the sterilizer's hot water burned his hand and fingers.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2020, a worker at Tyson Foods, Inc. in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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