# Crushing injuries at Heslep Concrete Company
> OSHA SIR `2016054513` · 5/23/2016 · LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Heslep Concrete Company
- **Location:** 1200 W Park Drive, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72204
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing down the drum of a mixer truck and was attempting to remove concrete that was stuck on a sprayer. His left arm was caught and crushed in a pinch point, requiring hospitalization.

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