Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Report ID | 2025021738 |
| Address | 1131 Dakota Avenue | City, State ZIP | DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA 68731 |
| Event Date | February 22, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1806353 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.42000, -96.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a machine in the rendering department and noticed a belt was moving slowly. He was working to make the belt go faster when the belt pulled his left hand and the pulley partially amputated his ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On February 22, 2025, a worker at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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