# Avulsions, enucleations at Gerber Products Co.
> OSHA SIR `2022109106` · 10/18/2022 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Gerber Products Co.
- **Location:** 4301 Harriet Ave, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72904
- **NAICS:** 311514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 18, 2022, at approximately 4:45 p.m., an employee was attempting to retrieve a glass jar of product that had fallen between a transition point of two conveyors. The employee's right hand made contact with the conveyor belt, causing the skin on the top of their hand to be removed. The employee was hospitalized.

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