Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tyson Farms, Inc., 3865 HWY 35 N., CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI 39051
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's chain glove was caught by a wing module on a moving line. Her left ring finger was pinched between the module and a stainless steel guide, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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