# Crushing injuries at North Houston Pole Line Company
> OSHA SIR `2016054672` · 5/26/2016 · TOMBALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** North Houston Pole Line Company
- **Location:** 22526 Miramar Bend Drive, TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77377
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing near the area where an auger crew was preparing to drill a hole to install a light pole. A pin holding the auger broke, causing it to fall. When the auger fell, it hit a security fencing and then landed on the employee's right foot, smashing the fourth and fifth toes.

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