# Fractures at TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016088253` · 8/31/2016 · HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
- **Location:** ROUTE 92 E, HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS, 61257
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While an employee was knocking cows, a captive bolt stunner that the employee was using struck the metal lift equipment. The captive bolt stunner recoiled striking the employee on the side of his face resulting in a zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture and facial trauma.

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