# Crushing injuries at Pozetta Specialty Supplies
> OSHA SIR `2015021260` · 2/9/2015 · ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Plastic chips, particles
## Employer
- **Name:** Pozetta Specialty Supplies
- **Location:** 3219 S. Platte River Dr., ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80110
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with the injection mold machine when a plastic part got stuck and his arm got caught in the machine.  The mold closed on his hand/arm, resulting in crushing injuries to his hand and lower arm.

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