# Crushing injuries at Star Auto Parts, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129070` · 12/1/2015 · JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** Star Auto Parts, Inc.
- **Location:** 2101 Beloit Avenue, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53546
- **NAICS:** 423140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attached a chain sling to an engine and was removing engine parts with a pneumatic tool. The vibration from the pneumatic tools caused the chain sling to slip, and the engine fell about 6 inches onto the drain table. The employee's left hand was crushed between the engine and drain table, requiring surgery.

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