HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA—
Tyson Farms, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tyson Farms, Inc., 851 County Road 508, HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA 35077 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was observing a cyclone machine. His right hand was caught inside the machine by the rotating motion of the airlock valve cycling inside the casing, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.
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