# Crushing injuries at Special T Metals LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015129119` · 12/2/2015 · CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Special T Metals LLC
- **Location:** 1701 Morrell Avenue, CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15425
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a can densifying machine that crushes aluminum cans. The employee's right foot got caught in the hydraulically controlled door to the machine, crushing and possibly amputating the toes.

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