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Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. — Amputations — PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
Employer Tyson Poultry, Inc. Report ID 2023098231
Address 5505 JEFFERSON PARKWAY City, State ZIP PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71602
Event Date September 7, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.26000, -92.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing out an eviscerator machine when the water hose got tangled under the frame of the vacuum pump. As he worked to untangle the hose, he lost balance and started to fall, catching his left hand in the eviscerator. The eviscerator spoon caused an amputation to a finger and ruptured a flexor tendon.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2023, a worker at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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