Union City, TN · 2023-12-28

OSHA Injury Report: Obion County Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2023-12-28, an injury at Obion County Plant in 2800 E Tyson Dr, Union City, TN 38261 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sanitarian 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: WMDB Line 1 Front Wall

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 22
Days restricted or transferred: 20

Before the incident

Foaming the machines

What happened

Getting ready to foam the machines and when I got done took the foam hose down but it was kinked up and the pressure from it made the foam come out and it got on face and into eyesperiod

Injury or illness

Chemical Exposure To Both Eyes 12forward slash29forward slash2023 Alkaline Corneal Burn Left Eye

Object or substance involved

Foam Sprayed In Eyes

Summary line

Chemical Exposure To Both Eyes

Employee and industry

Job description: Sanitarian Labor PR
SOC code: 9999: Uncoded
NAICS code: 311615: Poultry Processing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 1,597
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 2,699,134
EIN: 560754148
Establishment ID: 401926
Employer case #: KM01-2023-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-12-28
Shift started: 00:30
Time of incident: 04:11
Filing year: 2023
Submitted to OSHA: 2024-02-20

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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