Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1492800.015 - Tyson Foods, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1492800.015

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 09/14/2020

Site Address:
Tyson Foods, Inc.
1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway
Lexington, NE 68850

Mailing Address:
1500 Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE 68850

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/15/2020

Emphasis: L:Repvehicle

Case Closed: 02/03/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1660012

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129499.015

Event: 09/05/2020

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on September 5, 2020, an employee who worked as a machine operator for a poultry processing plant died from COVID-19. The employee had been off work and was driving home from visiting friends. The employee did not feel well and went to the hospital where he died. The employee's cause of death was an airway obstruction related to a congenital abnormality which was possibly complicated by COVID-19. The date, time and other details leading up to exposure are not indicated in the narrative. Information regarding engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls for COVID-19 are also not included in the narrative.

Keywords: Infectious Disease

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1492800.015	20	M	Fatality		Packaging and filling machine operators

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