# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Perdue Farms Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2024087214` · 8/7/2024 · MILFORD, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Vehicle and machine front attachments
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Perdue Farms Incorporated
- **Location:** 255 N. Rehoboth Blvd., MILFORD, DELAWARE, 19963
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spotting for a forklift carrying a dumpster when the left fork broke and the injured employee was struck by the flying fork part. The employee sustained a laceration to their right leg.

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