# Cuts, lacerations at Kentwood Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032613` · 3/12/2019 · KENTWOOD, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Kentwood Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 501 Railroad Avenue, KENTWOOD, LOUISIANA, 70444
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

In the feed mill warehouse, an employee was leaning up against a 36" industrial wall fan. The fan blade sliced through the steel enclosure and lacerated the employee's right palm. The employee was hospitalized.

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