# Fractures and dislocations at Berry Global, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210744` · 12/15/2021 · HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Berry Global, Inc.
- **Location:** 106 Delta Place, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 71913
- **NAICS:** 326112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee went to pick up a tool that had fallen near an adjacent machine. Their left hand became caught inside a blower motor fan blade, resulting in a dislocated finger and a fractured finger. Surgery was required to repair the injuries.

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