# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Butterball
> OSHA SIR `2024076209` · 7/10/2024 · CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Machine and tool parts, accessories  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Butterball
- **Location:** 411 N. Main, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, 64836
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a blade on a piece of equipment. The blade lacerated his left palm and he was hospitalized.

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