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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221439557

TYSON POULTRY, INC.

Event
Chemical Burn, Head, Neck, Sprayed
NAICS
424440
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345796429
Employer profile
TYSON POULTRY, INC.
Summary number
221439557
Report ID
0728500

Event description

Two employees suffer chemical burns

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on February 21, 2022, two employees were attempting to remove a flow meter. As the employees began to loosen the pipe, peracetic acid sprayed out onto the employees. The employees were hospitalized to treat chemical burns to the head and neck.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    534
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    534

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