# Crushing injuries at West Memphis Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20161110304` · 11/1/2016 · WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** West Memphis Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 1101 Thompson Ave,, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, 72301
- **NAICS:** 333519
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right hand was crushed by a press brake when the material he was holding slipped out of place and caused his hand to enter the machine.

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