# Crushing injuries at Premier Aluminum, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016087075` · 8/1/2016 · RACINE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Premier Aluminum, LLC
- **Location:** 3633 South Memorial Drive, RACINE, WISCONSIN, 53403
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about August 1, 2016, an employee's left hand was smashed while setting a die into a tilt pour machine, crushing four fingers.

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