# Crushing injuries at AIRTEX MANUFACTURING LLLP ENGINEERED AIR
> OSHA SIR `2015052764` · 5/11/2015 · DE SOTO, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** AIRTEX MANUFACTURING LLLP ENGINEERED AIR
- **Location:** 32050 W 83RD ST, DE SOTO, KANSAS, 66018
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift dropped a load on an employees right hand, smashing it. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery on his right thumb.

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