# Fractures at TYSON FRESH MEATS
> OSHA SIR `2018099532` · 9/14/2018 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FRESH MEATS
- **Location:** 4700 Highway 75 South, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding boxes through a transition point between two conveyors when the employee's left hand entered a gap between the conveyor belt and the frame, fracturing the left index finger.

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