# Crushing injuries at D&W Fine Pack LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017021524` · 2/16/2017 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** D&W Fine Pack LLC
- **Location:** 1900 Pratt Boulevard, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to re-thread a broken sheet through a roll on an extruder when he fell backward. His left hand hit the bottom pull roll, which pulled his left arm into the machine, crushing it and requiring surgery.

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