# Cuts, lacerations at TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015118369` · 11/6/2015 · LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
- **Location:** 1500 S PLUM CREEK PARKWAY, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee in the processing department was reaching for a piece of meat with their left hand while holding a knife in their right hand. The knife stabbed and severely lacerated the employee's left forearm.

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