# Crushing injuries at SHIPPERS WAREHOUSE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017032681` · 3/23/2017 · HUTCHINS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** SHIPPERS WAREHOUSE, INC.
- **Location:** 1005 West Wintergreen Rd., HUTCHINS, TEXAS, 75141
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift and driving it to the charging station when the forklift skidded on the wet floor. The employee tried to stop the forklift by extending his arm. In the process, he crushed his hand.

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