# Cuts, lacerations at Tyson Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016053852` · 5/6/2016 · LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 1500 Plum Creek Parkway, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting carcass with a brisket saw and lacerated his left hand and thumb.

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