Union City, TN · 2024-01-22

OSHA Injury Report: Obion County Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2024-01-22, an injury at Obion County Plant in 2800 E Tyson Dr, Union City, TN 38261 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was general Labor PR in poultry Processing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Obion County Plant
Parent company: TYSON FARMS INC.
Street: 2800 E Tyson Dr
City: Union City
State: TN
ZIP: 38261
On-site location: live hang line 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 12

Before the incident

Hanging live chickens

What happened

hanging live chickenscomma pulled legs downcomma left middle finger pinched between chicken leg and shackle causing contusion to left middle finger

Injury or illness

Left Middle Finger Contusionforward slashedema 01forward slash24forward slash24 Paronychia of Left Middle Finger

Object or substance involved

Catch Finger Pinch Between Bird And Shackle

Summary line

Left Middle Finger Contusionforward [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description: General Labor PR
SOC code: 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code: 311615: Poultry Processing
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 1,642
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 3,021,824
EIN: 560754148
Establishment ID: 401926
Employer case #: KM01-2024-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-01-22
Shift started: 05:25
Time of incident: 14:30
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-02-28

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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