Tyson Foods

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tyson Foods in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Tyson Foods Report ID 2024087733
Address 5200 Dakota Ave City, State ZIP DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA 68731
Event Date August 22, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Nonpressurized containers unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1771905
GPS Coordinates 42.43000, -96.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rigging two hooks together that were attached to a pallet and pulled by a forklift. The employee's finger slid under the secondary hook attached to the forklift and sustained a left index fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2024, a worker at Tyson Foods in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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