# Crushing injuries at ABF Freight System, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015096674` · 9/12/2015 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ABF Freight System, Inc
- **Location:** 7506 Byron Dr., RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was coupling two 28 feet long trailers when his middle finger was pinched between the pintle hook.

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