# Fractures at Farmers Cooperative Gin
> OSHA SIR `2015021351` · 2/11/2015 · CHILDRESS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Farmers Cooperative Gin
- **Location:** 850 US Hwy 83 S., CHILDRESS, TEXAS, 79201
- **NAICS:** 111920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about February 11, 2015 at 3:20pm an employee suffered a broken left shoulder and hurt his left leg while working in the Press Area. He was caught in between the bag and a cotton bale while trying to put on a bag. The machine turned on automatically and pushed the cotton into the bag.

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