Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - GREEN FOREST, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in GREEN FOREST, Arkansas
Employer Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Address 601 E. Main St
City, State ZIP GREEN FOREST, Arkansas 72638
Report ID 2021098152
Event Date September 21, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Fats, oils, cooking greases
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 36.33509, -93.42842

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Incident Narrative

At 11:20 p.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee was shutting down a fryer. She noticed heated oil leaking from an open valve that was not supposed to have fluid in it. While trying to close the valve, she slipped on and landed in the hot oil. She suffered burns to her right hand, forearm, and hip and her left lower leg. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 21, 2021, a worker at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in GREEN FOREST, Arkansas suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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