Tyson Poultry Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Crushing injuries - SPRINGDALE, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Poultry Inc. in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas
Employer Tyson Poultry Inc.
Address 600 North Berry Street
City, State ZIP SPRINGDALE, Arkansas 72764
Report ID 20201010199
Event Date October 27, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 36.19041, -94.12556

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Incident Narrative

Four maintenance technicians were unclogging a vacuum line. When they re-energized the vacuum system, an actuator valve inside the vacuum tube crushed one employee's right hand.

Incident Summary

On October 27, 2020, a worker at Tyson Poultry Inc. in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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