# Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at General Aluminum MFG Company
> OSHA SIR `2016032194` · 3/12/2016 · CONNEAUT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Aluminum MFG Company
- **Location:** 1043 Chamberlain Blvd, CONNEAUT, OHIO, 44030
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While performing a maintenance task on a mold tilting device, an employee's hand was caught in the device, causing muscle damage that required surgery.

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