# Crushing injuries at Charles Schillinger Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017032394` · 3/15/2017 · BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Charles Schillinger Co.
- **Location:** 1329 Ford Road, BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19020
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shear to cut metal and crushed their fingers under the sheet metal hold downs resulting in injuries that required surgery.

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