# Crushing injuries at NESTLE PURINA PET CARE CO.
> OSHA SIR `2017021619` · 2/18/2017 · EDMOND, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NESTLE PURINA PET CARE CO.
- **Location:** 13900 N. LINCOLN AVE, EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, 73013
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were manually lifting a forklift boom to position it for a forklift. As the employees lifted the boom the jib slid towards the ground and smashing two fingers on one of the employee's right hand.

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