# Fractures at Royal Canin
> OSHA SIR `2015129198` · 12/5/2015 · NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Royal Canin
- **Location:** 630 North Derby Lane, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57049
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a running conveyor machine. The employee lost balance and put a hand up to catch themselves. The employee's hand and arm were pulled into the machine by a pulley, resulting in multiple hand fractures that required surgery. The pulley was unguarded at the time of the incident.

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