# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Weisman Equipment Company, Ltd
> OSHA SIR `20161211451` · 12/8/2016 · SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Power take-off (PTO)
- **Secondary source:** Suits, coats, jackets
## Employer
- **Name:** Weisman Equipment Company, Ltd
- **Location:** 4500 Hunter Road, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, 78667
- **NAICS:** 441229
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually shaking out a PTO auger. His jacket got caught in the PTO resulting in a torn right bicep.

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