# Crushing injuries at SSAB
> OSHA SIR `2015052653` · 5/6/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** SSAB
- **Location:** 13609 Industrial Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 05/06/2015, at approximately 4:30 PM, an employee was loading a railcar with finished product using an overhead crane. He was adjusting the lifting attachment for the crane when the load shifted, causing the employee's left thumb to get caught and crushed. He was hospitalized.

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