# Fractures at Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016042934` · 4/7/2016 · MORTON, MISSISSIPPI
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC
- **Location:** 108 Morris Tullos Drive, MORTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39117
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a chiller when a coworker turned on the equipment. The paddle in the chiller struck the employee's right hand, breaking and lacerating the middle and ring fingers. The equipment was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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