| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-21 | Green Forest | Ar | Tyson Poultry, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| At 11:20 p.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee was shutting down a fryer. She noticed heated oil leaking from an open valve that was not supposed to have fluid in it. While trying to close the valve, she slipped on and landed in the hot oil. She suffered burns to her right hand, forearm, and hip and her left lower leg. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-15 | Green Forest | Arkansas | TYSON FOODS, INC. | Leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was turning a ball valve on the bypass relief for a filter. The employee was cycling out dirty oil and adding fresh oil. The sanitary fitting on the top of the valve came loose, allowing oil to exit the pipe and burn both of the employee's legs. | |||||
| 2018-01-21 | Green Forest | Arkansas | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was watering a lift battery (approximately 350 lbs.). The battery did not have the retainer in place at the time. As he was pulling on the lid of the battery, it rolled out of the compartment and fell over. He tried to catch it and it fell on his right hand, smashing fingers two - five. Sulfuric acid also leaked from the battery onto his hand. His right long finger had to be amputated at the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-08-21 | Green Forest | Arkansas | Chain Electric Company, Incorporated | Face | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was installing additional bolts on the secondary side of a transformer, which had a voltage of 277480, when a flash occurred and burned the employee's face. | |||||
| 2016-04-05 | Green Forest | Arkansas | Tyson Foods Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to remove viscera (guts) with a tool from the machine. The tool he was using was caught in the evisceration machine, and his right ring finger was smashed between the tool and the machine, amputating his fingertip. | |||||