# Fractures at Tanner Seed Co
> OSHA SIR `2022021161` · 2/8/2022 · BERNIE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Tanner Seed Co
- **Location:** 2893 County Road 675, BERNIE, MISSOURI, 63822
- **NAICS:** 111199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was raising a loading chute using a cable winch. There was still a bolt holding the chute in place. When the employee let go of the cable winch, the handle whiplashed and slapped the back of his left hand, resulting in a hand fracture.

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