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Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer Tyson Poultry, Inc. Report ID 2023043629
Address 100 E Cassady St City, State ZIP NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS 71852
Event Date April 23, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1666573
GPS Coordinates 33.92000, -93.84000

Incident Narrative

At 11:03 a.m. on April 23, 2023, an employee was checking the tension on a machine when their right index finger was caught in its chain and sprocket. The finger was medically amputated at the middle knuckle.

Incident Summary

On April 23, 2023, a worker at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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