TYSON FOODS INC.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Fractures — HOPE, Arkansas
| Employer | TYSON FOODS INC. |
| Address | 275 COUNTY RD 278 |
| City, State ZIP | HOPE, Arkansas 71801 |
| Report ID | 20241211818 |
| Event Date | December 22, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing |
| Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Personal protective equipment (PPE) unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 |
| Inspection # | 1795135 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.73000, -93.61000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a product laydown machine and putting a belt back up when her personal protective equipment was caught by a sprocket and her arm was pulled into the spinning shaft. The employee sustained an open fracture to her right forearm.
Incident Summary
On December 22, 2024, a worker at TYSON FOODS INC. in HOPE, Arkansas suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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| May 21, 2024 | Gordon Food Service, LLC | IMPERIAL, Pennsylvania | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Amp. |
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| Jul 11, 2024 | GCP Laboratories, Inc | GULFPORT, Mississippi | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Amp. |
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| Mar 11, 2025 | Mettler Packaging LLC | MOOREFIELD, West Virginia | Amputations involving bone loss | Hosp., Amp. |
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| May 20, 2025 | Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. | OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Hosp., Amp. |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Intern, LLC | OZARK, Illinois | Fractures | Hosp. |
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