# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Swift Beef Company
> OSHA SIR `2024054330` · 5/16/2024 · GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
- **Source:** Jacks
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Swift Beef Company
- **Location:** 555 South Stuhr Road, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68801
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two maintenance employees changed the split saw on the number one platform bench. The second employee got off the platform bench and walked to the back of the bench to plug in the saw cords. When the platform bench lowered, the second employee's left leg got caught between the floor and the bench resulting in a lower leg laceration.

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