# Crushing injuries at American Air Filter
> OSHA SIR `2017021713` · 2/22/2017 · MOMENCE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Air Filter
- **Location:** 11360 E. State Route 114, MOMENCE, ILLINOIS, 60954
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an overhead conveyor when a moving part smashed his left wrist, requiring hospitalization. The conveyor was in operation at the time.

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