Tyson Poultry, Inc
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss — ROGERS, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Tyson Poultry, Inc | Report ID | 2024032618 |
| Address | 400 W Olrich | City, State ZIP | ROGERS, ARKANSAS 72756 |
| Event Date | March 23, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Food slicers |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.31000, -94.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a batch of marinated product from a chopper machine bowl when the wheel went down instead of up, pinching their right ring finger between the wheel and the bowl and causing a loss of the finger pad.
Incident Summary
On March 23, 2024, a worker at Tyson Poultry, Inc in ROGERS, ARKANSAS suffered avulsions, enucleations without bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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