# Crushing injuries at Heartland Produce Co.
> OSHA SIR `20161110439` · 11/5/2016 · KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartland Produce Co.
- **Location:** 4550 70th Avenue, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, 53144
- **NAICS:** 424480
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading product onto an elevated pallet that was on a forklift. The lift operator lowered the load while the employee had his hand in the lift mast area, pinching/crushing his hand/fingers.

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