Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132412.015 - Employee amputates hand while unclogging vacuum line

Accident Summary Nr: 132412.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1510094.015	01/13/2021		311615	Tyson Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:55 p.m. on October 27, 2020, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a poultry processing facility was working with three coworkers, all maintenance technicians, to unclog a vacuum line. To see if the vacuum line was unclogged and operational, the coworkers decided to remove the lockout devices and reenergize the vacuum system. At this time, the employee put his right hand inside the vacuum line causing it to be crushed by an actuator valve. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed, amputated hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Clearing, Clogged, Crushed, Energized, Food processing, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Material Handling, Meat Processing, Pipe, Reaching In, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Vacuum Vessel, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1510094.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury

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