# Crushing injuries at Texas Electric Cooperatives
> OSHA SIR `2015053077` · 5/21/2015 · JASPER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Motors other than vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Electric Cooperatives
- **Location:** 2240 Bevil Loop Rd., JASPER, TEXAS, 75951
- **NAICS:** 321114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 21, 2015, at approximately 9:30 AM, an employee and coworker were using a forklift and floor jack to remove a hydraulic drive motor from the distribution buggy for repairs. The motor slipped from the floor jack and crushed the employee's thumb, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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