# Crushing injuries at Swift Lumber Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085927` · 8/19/2015 · ATMORE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Swift Lumber Inc.
- **Location:** 1450 Swift Mill Rd, ATMORE, ALABAMA, 36504
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unhook lumber at the sawmill gang when the hook flopped. He lost his balance and fell, and his left hand went between a roller and a plate, crushing his left thumb.

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