# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Old Wisconsin Sausage Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018065986` · 6/18/2018 · SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-live roller
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Old Wisconsin Sausage Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2413 Union Ave, SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, 53081
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a conveyor when he noticed raw meat on the underside of the conveyor roller. He was attempting to brush the meat off when the conveyor caught his glove and pulled his arm into the conveyor, causing a laceration, torn muscle, and broken bones in the arm and shoulder. The conveyor was not turned off or locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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