PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS—
Tyson Poultry, Inc.
Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tyson Poultry, Inc., 5505 JEFFERSON PARKWAY, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71602 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was washing out an eviscerator machine when the water hose got tangled under the frame of the vacuum pump. As he worked to untangle the hose, he lost balance and started to fall, catching his left hand in the eviscerator. The eviscerator spoon caused an amputation to a finger and ruptured a flexor tendon.
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An employee was moving a cardboard tote of product using an electric pallet jack. After he turned a corner, he came in contact with a round metal bracket that holds a trash bag mounted to a pole. The pallet jack continued forward and his right hand got caught between the pole and the handle of the jack, resulting in an open fracture and crush injury to his thumb that required hospitalization and surgery.
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An employee was removing product from a leg quarter saw with a hook when the hook became jammed. As he was getting the hook free, his right hand came into contact with the saw, which partially amputated his middle finger.
WALDRON, ARKANSAS—
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An employee was standing at a workstation, preparing to hang poultry. The employee reached to close a manual air damper for an air vent, which caught their left middle finger as it closed. The employee suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS—
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An employee was waiting for test product to come out of a freezer. While the employee was lowering the basket used to catch the test product, their left little finger was caught between the basket and the side shield on the freezer slide chute, resulting in an amputation to the fingertip.
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