# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Fieldale Farms Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018010272` · 1/9/2018 · CLARKESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Needles, syringes
## Employer
- **Name:** Fieldale Farms Corporation
- **Location:** 1700 Blacksnake Road, CLARKESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30523
- **NAICS:** 112320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to vaccinate a chicken when the chicken got loose. The employee was scratched by the needle while trying to catch the chicken, suffering an infection that required hospitalization.

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