# Fractures and dislocations at SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2023087666` · 8/21/2023 · PRINCEVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 606 S TREMONT ST, PRINCEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61559
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a seed auger for production. After sanitizing the auger trough in the cooker area, the employee was putting the plate guard back in place when they were struck by the turning seed auger. Their finger was fractured and dislocated. The employee's right hand was also lacerated.

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