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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 Event Contact with hot objects or substances Source Glues, adhesives

An employee was scraping dried glue from the top lid of a hot glue pot. His left hand slipped and came into contact with the hot glue. He then suffered…
Thermal burns degree unspecified Hand(s) and finger(s) Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.

NAICS311611 Event Contact with hot objects or substances Source Water, liquids nonchemical

An employee was working in the rendering department, being trained to clean-in-place (CIP) on equipment. A back-pressure valve was being removed to be replaced. When the employee…
Thermal burns second degree Trunk and other upper extremities Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 Event Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source Butchering machinery

An employee was operating a machine in the rendering department and noticed a belt was moving slowly. He was working to make the belt go faster when the belt pulled…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc./ Tyson Hides and Tannery

NAICS311611 Event Contact with hot objects or substances Source Industrial vacuums

An employee was using a hock vacuum on the harvest floor to clean and sanitize beef when the vacuum suctioned to the employee's abdomen, causing burns to 4% of…
Thermal burns degree unspecified Abdomen unspecified Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311612 Event Other fall to lower level unspecified Source Stairs, steps

An employee was on a platform at the top of a staircase. The employee fell down the stairs, suffering broken ribs and thoracic vertebrae.
Fractures Multiple trunk locations Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 Event Contact with hot objects or substances Source Fats, oils, cooking greases

An employee was blowing out hot tallow when the tank overflowed and the employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns to his left arm and elbow.
Thermal burns second degree Multiple upper extremities locations n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Other constructed surface

An employee was carrying plastic wrappers across the harvest floor when his glasses became fogged and impaired his vision. He tripped over the corner of a pallet and fell to…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Multiple body parts n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceButchering machinery

An employee and a co-worker were operating a side puller machine when the clamps actuated and contacted the employee's left hand, resulting in amputations of the index, middle…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Hospitalized Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 EventStruck by animal, n.e.c. SourceCattle and other bovines

An employee was taking a cow from one pen to another when their finger was crushed between the gate and the cow, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311612 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceConveyors-belt

An employee was transferring product on a conveyor belt. Upon reaching for a product, the employee's hand became caught between the cleat on the conveyor belt and the top…
Amputations Fingertip(s) Hospitalized Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311615 EventFall on same level, n.e.c. SourceFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

An employee was pulling a dead sow from a lactation crate. The snare slipped off the sow, causing the employee to fall to the ground and suffer a broken hip.
Fractures Hip(s) Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning SourceMachinery, unspecified

An employee was unplugging a blowline when his hand got caught in the machine resulting in amputation of the tips of his right ring and middle fingers.
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceSpecial process machinery, unspecified

An employee was installing a roll of tape on a strip roller machine. Their right middle finger was caught and amputated in the machine when it cycled.
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.

NAICS311611 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning SourceConveyors-belt

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt roller when their right thumb was pinched and amputated by the roller. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.

NAICS311611 EventCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified SourceStacking machinery

An employee was conducting maintenance on a stacker machine. When the employee adjusted a chain on the machine's conveyor belt, the chain pinched the employee's right index finger…
Amputations Fingertip(s) Hospitalized Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311612 EventStruck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker SourceCart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

An employee was maneuvering a product cart with his hands on the sides of the cart. As he was doing so, the employee's left pinky finger got caught between…
Amputations Fingertip(s) Hospitalized Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS112320 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning SourceConveyors-belt

An employee was wiping off an area below a conveyor when their hand became caught in the conveyor belt.
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hand(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc./ Tyson Hides and Tannery

NAICS311611 EventStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. SourceBones, shells

An employee was segregating sides of beef into beef rails. A side of beef fell; bones in it lacerated the employee's left shin, damaging the muscle. The employee was…
Cuts, lacerations Lower leg(s) Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 EventFall on same level due to slipping SourceFloor, n.e.c.

A maintenance employee working in a hot box area slipped on a buildup of ice on the floor. The employee fell backward and sustained a skull fracture resulting in hospitalization.
Fractures Skull Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS112111 EventStruck by or caught in swinging door or gate SourceDoors, except garage and vehicle

An employee's right little finger was caught in a closing door. The fingertip was amputated.
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 EventStruck by animal, n.e.c. SourceCattle and other bovines

On June 4, 2020, an employee was trying to get a cow to move from a scale. The cow stood up and pushed the employee against a fence, causing fractures…
Fractures Multiple trunk locations Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 EventCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified SourceSpecial process machinery, unspecified

An employee was adjusting a malfunctioning lift gate. The gate moved downward, crushing the employee's left little finger. The fingertip was amputated without bone loss.
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311612 EventPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

An employee was working as a trim inspector while standing on a bulk scale when a powered industrial truck operator struck her. She was hospitalized with fractures to both ankles.
Fractures Ankle(s) Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311611 EventContact with hot objects or substances SourceFood products, n.e.c.

An employee working on a tallow hot tank was loosening a clamp on a pipe when he was sprayed with 200 degree product, resulting in burns to his face, neck…
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

NAICS311612 EventFall on same level, n.e.c. SourceFloor, n.e.c.

An employee was walking through the cafeteria when she walked into a door on the bulletin board, fell backwards to the floor, and injured her left hip, femur and pelvis.
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Hospitalized
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