HUTCHINSON, KANSAS—
TYSON PREPARED FOODS, INC
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TYSON PREPARED FOODS, INC, 521 S. MAIN ST, HUTCHINSON, KANSAS 67501 on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the trunk, unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were replacing the tubs on a heat exchanger when they came into contact with anhydrous ammonia. Both employees suffered burns to the torso.
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