# Crushing injuries at Americas Catch
> OSHA SIR `2016032307` · 3/16/2016 · ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Americas Catch
- **Location:** 46623 CR 523, ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI, 38941
- **NAICS:** 311712
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing plastic flapper in the de-icer machine when the start lever activated the de-icer. The employee's left arm was crushed inside the machine, which was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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