BLOUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA—
Tyson Farms, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tyson Farms, Inc., 67240 Main Street, BLOUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35031 on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a jam in a poultry breading machine. The machine's incline chain caught his left hand, causing fractures and lacerations.
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