# Crushing injuries at IES Communications
> OSHA SIR `2015063427` · 6/4/2015 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Manlifts
- **Secondary source:** Braces-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** IES Communications
- **Location:** 3823 Wiseman Blvd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78251
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding on to the exterior top rail of a moving electric man lift with his left hand. The unit hit a horizontal brace, crushing his left-hand ring and pinky fingers.

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