# Open wounds, unspecified at TYSON POULTRY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023032714` · 3/27/2023 · DARDANELLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Plastic chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON POULTRY, INC.
- **Location:** 1291 NORTH HWY. 7, DARDANELLE, ARKANSAS, 72834
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was performing poultry butchering tasks when another employee went to remove a plastic shackle. The shackle fastener broke and broken plastic flew into the injured employee's right eye, resulting in a ruptured globe.

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