# Cuts, lacerations at Pilgrims Pride
> OSHA SIR `2015086291` · 8/31/2015 · GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrims Pride
- **Location:** 929 Industrial Boulevard, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing empty shackles on the line to see if any required replacement. A high-pressure water hose was accidentally discharged into the throat of the injured employee by a coworker who was removing the hose from the wall hook. The injured employee suffered a laryngeal laceration and air in the neck.

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