# Fractures at NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO. L.P.
> OSHA SIR `20171211474` · 12/2/2017 · DODGE CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
- **Secondary source:** Clothing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO. L.P.
- **Location:** 2000 E. TRAIL, DODGE CITY, KANSAS, 67801
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a bone jam on a conveyor when his frock became caught in the conveyor's pulley system. His right forearm was then pinched and fractured. The bone drop area of the conveyor was unguarded at the time of the incident.

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