Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97658.015 - Employee Contacts Rotating Blade And Amputates Fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 97658.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1250817.015	07/24/2017		311615	Tyson Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:25 p.m. on July 13, 2017, Employee #1 was reaching for a jammed piece of chicken in a machine. As he reached for the chicken part, one of the fingers on his right hand was caught in a rotating blade of the machine. The rotating blade amputated his fingertip and lacerated the remaining fingers. Employee #1 received first aid treatment on the partial finger amputation and was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught By, Finger, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1250817.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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