Tyson Farms, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CENTER, TEXAS
| Employer | Tyson Farms, Inc. | Report ID | 2025065507 |
| Address | 1019 Shelbyville St | City, State ZIP | CENTER, TEXAS 75935 |
| Event Date | June 9, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1832467 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.79000, -94.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a vacuum packaging machine. While the employee was extracting film from the machine, a drive chain caught their glove. The employee suffered an amputation to the right thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On June 9, 2025, a worker at Tyson Farms, Inc. in CENTER, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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