# Abrasions, scratches at CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
> OSHA SIR `2016109970` · 10/23/2016 · FRIONA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
- **Location:** 1530 W. HIGHWAY 60, FRIONA, TEXAS, 79035
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was attempting to realign an overhead conveyor belt while on a scissor lift. While attempting to reach up and pull a lever, he started to lose his balance. To steady himself, he reached his left hand up into the conveyor belt and his glove was caught in the belt, leading to a deep abrasion on the top of his left hand that required surgery.

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