# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Smithfield Foods
> OSHA SIR `2016099275` · 9/30/2016 · MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithfield Foods
- **Location:** 1220 N 6th Street, MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, 61462
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting loins with a saw when he made contact with the blade, suffering a laceration and fracture to his left thumb. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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