# Fractures at Tyson Poultry Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022119729` · 11/5/2022 · CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Poultry Inc
- **Location:** 301 East Cherry Street, CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72830
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee had just replaced a non-idler shaft roller on a conveyor and noticed an issue with the tension roller. While putting pressure on the belt and roller to make adjustments, the energized conveyor belt caught his hand between the roller and the belt. The employee sustained a forearm fracture and laceration.

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