# Crushing injuries at Michelin North America
> OSHA SIR `2016098328` · 9/3/2016 · COVINGTON, GEORGIA
## 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Michelin North America
- **Location:** 12170 Lockridge Boulevard, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
- **NAICS:** 326212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee had gone into the cement booth to clean the roller. He closed the safety gate and attempted to jog the roller. The employee had his hand on the roller and his left arm was caught in the roller and crushed.

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