# Avulsions, enucleations at Buddy's Plant Plus Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2018077037` · 7/13/2018 · BALLINGER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Buddy's Plant Plus Corp.
- **Location:** 2022 N. Broadway, BALLINGER, TEXAS, 76821
- **NAICS:** 325314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a bag that was jammed in a machine when his right hand was caught in the machine. As he pulled his hand out, he fractured his thumb and degloved his hand. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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