NOEL, MISSOURI—
Tyson Foods
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tyson Foods, 1 Tyson Ave, NOEL, MISSOURI 64854 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was pointing out damage to be repaired when their finger was crushed between a cage and metal frame, resulting in a surgical amputation.
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