# Open wounds, unspecified at BRODER BROS., CO.
> OSHA SIR `20181111686` · 11/13/2018 · DULUTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** BRODER BROS., CO.
- **Location:** 3312 North Berkerley Lake Road, DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30096
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wrapping pallets when the chain on the pallet wrapping machine nipped the tip of his left index finger. He underwent surgery to graft skin onto the fingertip.

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