Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1250817.015 - Tyson Foods, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1250817.015

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 07/24/2017

Site Address:
Tyson Foods, Inc.
1151 East Pine Street
Vienna, GA 31092

Mailing Address:
1151 E. Pine Street, Vienna, GA 31092

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/25/2017

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/07/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1241100	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 97658.015

Event: 07/13/2017

Employee Contacts Rotating Blade And Amputates Fingertip

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

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

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