# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Perdue Farms, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021305` · 2/9/2017 · MILFORD, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Perdue Farms, Inc.
- **Location:** 255 N. REHOBOTH BLVD., MILFORD, DELAWARE, 19963
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While spraying a runaround conveyor machine with a pressure washer, an employee noticed something on the conveyor belt. The employee was attempting to remove the object when the employee's hand was caught between the belt and a moving sprocket. The employee suffered a right arm fracture and tissue damage.

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