105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

TYSON FOODS INC.

Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TYSON FOODS INC., 275 COUNTY RD 278, HOPE, ARKANSAS 71801 on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).

An employee was replacing a floor drain grate when the grate caught his middle fingertip, resulting in an amputation of the finger pad.

Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Panels, sheets, plates metal

TYSON FOODS, INC.

On September 3, 2025, an employee was leaving a facility at the end of her shift. As she was going through the exit doors of the facility, she tripped on the door seal and fell, resulting in a fractured right hip that required hospitalization and surgery.

Tyson Foods, Inc.

An employee was unloading cattle from a pen to the main drive alley. While the employee was inside the pen, a cow rammed her and knocked her down. The employee sustained a contusion to her right upper torso and three fractured ribs.

Tyson Foods Inc.

An employee was troubleshooting a box machine when his finger was caught by the chain and sprocket and he sustained a fingertip amputation.

Tyson Foods, Inc.

An employee was operating a blender in the ground beef department when frozen meat became trapped in the blender. The employee was removing the stuck meat when his right ring finger was caught in the machine, resulting in medical amputation of the finger.

TYSON FOODS, INC.

An employee was watching as a frozen pipe was being thawed using heated water from a tank. Hot water was discharged from the top of the tank and burned the employee's upper body and face.

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Fedex Freight Inc.

An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Ecore Tire Collection LLC

A maintenance employee was working to place a 120-pound metal screen on top of a machine before installation, with the help of another employee. The injured employee's right ring finger was pinched between the screen and the machine and the fingertip was partially amputated.

Bechtel Energy Construction Services, Inc.

An employee was assisting three coworkers with loading a fall protection metal storage cage onto a wooden pallet. Their right index finger was pinched between the pallet and the bottom of the cage, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc.

An employee was helping another employee load stock material onto a press brake when the stock slipped. The injured employee's right index finger was caught between the press brake die and the stock, resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Lowe's Home Improvement, LLC

An employee was moving a toolbox from a pallet to the sales floor when his left middle finger got caught between the toolbox and the concrete floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation of the distal digit.

Pilgrims

An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.

Lincoln Premium Poultry, LLC

An employee was troubleshooting a thigh deboner on a poultry processing line. As he worked to dislodge a thigh bone caught in the blade mechanism, the machine amputated the first and second digits on his left hand. He was hospitalized.

Tyson Poultry, Inc.

On September 25, 2025, an employee was exiting a yard truck. They slipped and fell approximately 3 feet from the top tread of the steps to the concrete below. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.

Custom Craft Poultry

On September 17, 2025, an employee was cleaning a cutting machine when the cutting blade amputated their right index finger below the first knuckle.

Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift, picking product for an order. The forklift struck a metal rack and the employee's left arm was caught between the forklift and the rack. He was hospitalized with a fracture to the neck of his radius and an open fracture to the olecranon (elbow).

NATIONAL MILL MAINTENANCE, LLC

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

Big River Steel, LLC

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

American Tile & Marble Co., Inc

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

Johnson Industrial Coatings, LLC.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.