| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-19 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt roller when their right thumb was pinched and amputated by the roller. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2021-07-28 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was conducting maintenance on a stacker machine. When the employee adjusted a chain on the machine's conveyor belt, the chain pinched the employee's right index finger and amputated the fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-06-21 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was euthanizing a cow with a pneumatic knocking tool when the cow swung its head and pushed the tool toward the employee. The tool triggered and its pin struck the employee in the left elbow, resulting in a broken humerus bone. | |||||
| 2021-05-30 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was maneuvering a product cart with his hands on the sides of the cart. As he was doing so, the employee's left pinky finger got caught between the cart and the edge of a metal guard on a conveyor belt resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-02-14 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc./ Tyson Hides and Tannery | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was segregating sides of beef into beef rails. A side of beef fell; bones in it lacerated the employee's left shin, damaging the muscle. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-01-19 | Holcomb | Ks | A1 Pump and Jet | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was climbing up onto a trailer. The employee slipped on a step and fell to the ground, suffering broken ribs and an injured back. | |||||
| 2020-08-25 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was servicing a material handling kicker plate when it activated. The cylinder retracted and crushed his right thumb between the kicker framework and a conveyor belt. He suffered an open fracture to the thumb tip. | |||||
| 2020-08-14 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was carrying an electric motor that weighed 35lbs. and had to use four sets of stairs to reach the area where the motor was to be installed. After coming down the third set of steps, he was on a flat surface when he tripped over an air wand hose that was on the ground. The motor he was carrying came down on his right ring finger, causing an amputation of the soft tissue of the right ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-02-21 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was working as a trim inspector while standing on a bulk scale when a powered industrial truck operator struck her. She was hospitalized with fractures to both ankles. | |||||
| 2019-08-04 | Holcomb | Kansas | Marel Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was doing maintenance on a skinner machine. His finger was caught in a belt and amputated above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-03-20 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was setting up and trying to adjust a barrel fan when it tilted and caught the employee's right hand, causing a middle finger fracture that required surgery and an index finger laceration. | |||||
| 2018-09-24 | Holcomb | Kansas | Sunflower Electric Power Corp. | Brain | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was observing work being performed by other employees and was struck by the air horn in use. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury. | |||||
| 2018-07-12 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meat | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning out a bone jam from a conveyor with a hook when the hook came loose from the bone and his hand jerked back. His hand hit the conveyor and about 1/4 inch of his right ring finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-03-05 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was pushing meat down a rail system when a beef carcass fell off its hooks and fractured the employee's ankle, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-04-12 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was connecting a chain to a stunned steer and pinched their left index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2017-02-01 | Holcomb | Kansas | TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating a strip saw to cut meat and cut their right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-08-24 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the bagging machine and got the right pinky finger caught when the machine cycled resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2016-05-26 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc./ Tyson Hides and Tannery | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| After loading hides onto a pallet, an employee stepped backwards and tripped on a lower guardrail. He fell backwards and struck his head on concrete, suffering a concussion. | |||||
| 2016-03-11 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On Friday, March 12, 2016, at midnight, an employee slipped and fell on the wet processing floor by the washing area, suffering a fractured hip. | |||||
| 2016-02-11 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Foods Inc. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was reaching down to pick up a box to clear a jam when his jacket was caught in a roller. As he tried to pull it out, his hand got pulled in as well. His hand and lower arm were crushed. The roller is part of a recirculation belt-driven conveyor. | |||||
| 2016-01-04 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was repositioning a saw used for cutting strips when he suffered a flap laceration to his left little finger, requiring hospitalization. The saw was still running at the time. | |||||
| 2015-06-29 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On June 29, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., an employee was operating a hoist to lift beef when his finger got bumped between the hook of the hoist and the rail, fracturing his index finger. The injury required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-03-05 | Holcomb | Kansas | Tyson Fresh Meats | Lower leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was being trained to operate a forklift when he lost control, bumped a guardrail, and broke his lower right leg. | |||||
| 2015-01-27 | Holcomb | Kansas | TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| The rail that kept beef intact was broken, causing a side of beef to fall on the floor. A worker went to help move the side of beef, which struck his ankle and injured him. | |||||