# Crushing injuries at CRC-Evans
> OSHA SIR `2015031639` · 3/31/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Vises, clamps
## Employer
- **Name:** CRC-Evans
- **Location:** 7011 High Life Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77066
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding at a pedestal grinder on a small piece of work. The work had been set in place using vice grips. The work slipped from its placement, moving and lodging into the space between the work rest and the disc. The employee's left hand was also moved by the force into this area, lacerating/crushing his index, middle, and ring fingers.

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