Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496731

TYSON FOODS, INC.

Event
BURN, WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, PRESSURE RELEASE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#102389467
Employer profile
TYSON FOODS, INC.
Summary number
14496731
Report ID
627100

Event description

Employee killed when burned by pressure cooker release

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 opened the door on a pressure cooker containing product without firs t releasing the pressure. The product spilled out on Employee #1, and he sustain ed burns over 80 percent of his body. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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