# Crushing injuries at J A Riggs Tractor Company
> OSHA SIR `2016065202` · 6/13/2016 · NEWARK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J A Riggs Tractor Company
- **Location:** Entergy at Newark, NEWARK, ARKANSAS, 72562
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a large lift cylinder on a bulldozer. While he was trying to align the cylinder, it slipped, crushing his left ring finger under the pry bar he was using to position the cylinder. He was hospitalized overnight and required surgery.

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