Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-03 | Blountsville | Al | TYSON FOODS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a piece of equipment with a vacuum hose when her index finger was caught between the vacuum hose and the piece of equipment, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-02-17 | Blountsville | Alabama | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was using an air gun to blow and remove crumbs from the drip pan of a conveyor. The conveyor belt struck the air gun, pulling its trigger handle into a fixed conveyor support and pinching the employee's right little fingertip between the handle and the conveyor support. | |||||
2015-04-23 | Blountsville | Alabama | Tyson Farms, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee reached into the bagger machine to pull out a bag that was stuck. His finger was pulled into the machine, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation. |