# Crushing injuries at North Houston Pole Line Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2015096560` · 9/9/2015 · 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:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** North Houston Pole Line Corp.
- **Location:** 850 Aldine Mail Route, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77037
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a hydraulic lift cylinder on a forklift. As he unbolted the oil line, the second stage of the forklift began to drop, lacerating and crushing his finger between the frame and the second stage. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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