# Crushing injuries at Schindler Elevator
> OSHA SIR `2015118379` · 11/6/2015 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** Schindler Elevator
- **Location:** 245 East 19th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10003
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee went to make an adjustment on an elevator machine inside the motor room. The machine turned on and caught his right hand, severely lacerating his index finger and crushing his hand and wrist.

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