SEDALIA, MISSOURI·2023-09-16

TYSON POULTRY, INC.

Slip on substance without fall · Amputations

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TYSON POULTRY, INC., 19571 Whitfield Road, SEDALIA, MISSOURI 65301 on 2023-09-16, Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..

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Final narrative

An employee was adjusting a guard on a box sealing machine when they slipped on tea oil, causing their right thumb to get stuck in the chain/sprocket. The distal portion of the employee's right thumb was amputated.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Floor, n.e.c.

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