TYSON FOODS, INC.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker - Cuts, lacerations - CARTHAGE, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at TYSON FOODS, INC. in CARTHAGE, Mississippi
Employer TYSON FOODS, INC.
Address 3865 HIGHWAY 35 NORTH
City, State ZIP CARTHAGE, Mississippi 39051
Report ID 2020065706
Event Date June 18, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source of Injury Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 32.83000, -89.53000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was helping cut shoulders when the knife cut his hand. He sustained a laceration to the top of the right hand that involved a tendon.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2020, a worker at TYSON FOODS, INC. in CARTHAGE, Mississippi suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with knives, unspecified or n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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