# Crushing injuries at JBS SWIFT
> OSHA SIR `2016064839` · 6/1/2016 · GREELEY, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Centrifuges
## Employer
- **Name:** JBS SWIFT
- **Location:** 800 N 8TH AVE, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was investigating the cause of a mechanical malfunction on a centrifuge used to process waste water. While the employee was pulling on a belt and pulley mechanism, the weight of the belt crushed the employee's left index finger, requiring surgery and overnight hospitalization.

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