# Cuts, lacerations at CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
> OSHA SIR `2018054964` · 5/21/2018 · FORT MORGAN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
- **Location:** 1505 E Burlington Ave, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, 80701
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a hydraulic hose for leaks when another employee activated the hock cutter that was powered by the hose, releasing a high-pressure stream of hydraulic fluid into the employee's right hand. The fluid cut his hand and was injected under his skin.

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