TYSON FOODS
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
| Employer | TYSON FOODS | Report ID | 2021065200 |
| Address | 5807 MITCHELL AVE | City, State ZIP | SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64505 |
| Event Date | June 25, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1539393 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.75000, -94.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to break down a machine to clean meat out of the actuator valve when the valve cycled and amputated the employee's right index finger down to the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On June 25, 2021, a worker at TYSON FOODS in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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 amputation.
Context
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