# Crushing injuries at Washington Mills Hennepin, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096953` · 9/22/2015 · HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Washington Mills Hennepin, Inc.
- **Location:** 13230 Prairie Industrial PKWY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS, 61327
- **NAICS:** 327910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a hydraulic tool and crushed a thumb between steel plates.

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