# Crushing injuries at Rex Lumber, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015042455` · 4/29/2015 · GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Rex Lumber, LLC
- **Location:** 5299 Alabama St., GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA, 32440
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about April 29, 2015, an employee operating the #3 Bander/Strapper in the Planer Mill was injured when the machine's bump plate came down on the employee's left hand resulting in crushing type injuries.

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