# Crushing injuries at Stripes LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016031951` · 3/4/2016 · WESLACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Stripes LLC
- **Location:** Stripes Store #9671, WESLACO, TEXAS, 78596
- **NAICS:** 447110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking one of the label-making machines in the cooler. When she bent down, she lost her balance and grabbed a step ladder. The ladder folded and crushed her left pinky finger.

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