# Cuts, lacerations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018065342` · 6/1/2018 · CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 301 E Cherry St, CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72830
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on some equipment (24" from ground level) spraying down parts when he lost his footing. He reached out to catch himself when his right-hand pinky finger hit the sharp metal blade on a machine that cuts the feet off of chicken. The joint where his pinky finger and hand meet was dislocated and the blade cut through the area, causing a severe laceration. The machine was locked out at the time of the incident. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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