Tyson Foods, Inc.

Injured by object held or wielded by person — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — FOREST, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Foods, Inc. in FOREST, Mississippi
Employer Tyson Foods, Inc.
Address 1225 Jack Lee Dr
City, State ZIP FOREST, Mississippi 39074
Report ID 2024032291
Event Date March 13, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
Body Part Hand(s), except finger(s)
Event Type Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source of Injury Knives
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 32.35888, -89.49046

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Incident Narrative

An employee was scoring chicken tenders using one side of a dual blade wing rounder knife when it impaled their left hand.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2024, a worker at Tyson Foods, Inc. in FOREST, Mississippi suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as injured by object held or wielded by person, with knives identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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