# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at TYSON FOODS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024099049` · 9/27/2024 · BROKEN BOW, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Container caps, lids, covers
- **Secondary source:** Tanker trucks
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FOODS, INC.
- **Location:** 5322 South Park Drive, BROKEN BOW, OKLAHOMA, 74728
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a drain cap from a truck to drain a load of blood. When he pulled the cap, he was struck in the chest by the cap and was knocked down. The employee sustained multiple left side rib fractures (3-5 and 9-12), a pneumothorax with subcutaneous emphysema, L2-3 transverse process fractures, and abrasions to left chest wall and left elbow.

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