# Fractures at Tyson Fresh Meats
> OSHA SIR `2015064180` · 6/29/2015 · HOLCOMB, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Fresh Meats
- **Location:** 3105 N IBP Rd., HOLCOMB, KANSAS, 67851
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 29, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., an employee was operating a hoist to lift beef when his finger got bumped between the hook of the hoist and the rail, fracturing his index finger. The injury required surgery.

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