# Cuts, lacerations at Blue Bell Ice Cream
> OSHA SIR `2015021364` · 2/12/2015 · ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Bell Ice Cream
- **Location:** 2165 Industrial Park Rd, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, 71303
- **NAICS:** 311520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was changing a wheel on an ice cream dipping cabinet, which was turned on its side. The cabinet was on a dolly while the employee was working on it. The cabinet slipped or shifted and crushed/smashed the employee's finger, causing a laceration. Employee was taken to the hospital for treatment and was kept overnight for further observation.

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