# Fractures at Short Staffed Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077221` · 7/16/2019 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Short Staffed Inc.
- **Location:** 5050 W Foundation Circle, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57107
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting in the operation of a pallet inverter. The employee noticed wood debris near the roller. As the employee was removing the wood, the inverter actuated and caught the employee's hand/arm resulting in a fractured arm and a laceration from the fingers to the forearm.

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