Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., 4700 Hwy 75 South, SHERMAN, TEXAS 75090
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was wiping off an area below a conveyor when their hand became caught in the conveyor belt.
An employee was scraping dried glue from the top lid of a hot glue pot. His left hand slipped and came into contact with the hot glue. He then suffered burns to his hands and fingers as he tried to remove the glue. He was hospitalized.
An employee was working in the rendering department, being trained to clean-in-place (CIP) on equipment. A back-pressure valve was being removed to be replaced. When the employee removed a clamp holding the piping, hot water spilled onto the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the back of the left hand, the right arm, and the abdominal area.
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.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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