# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Swift Pork Company
> OSHA SIR `2016010737` · 1/26/2016 · BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Swift Pork Company
- **Location:** 8295 Arenzville Rd, BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS, 62618
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hook in his left hand to rotate a hog while holding a trim knife in his right hand. The knife punctured his left forearm between his wrist and elbow.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*