# Crushing injuries at FLEMISH MASTER WEAVERS
> OSHA SIR `2017032729` · 3/24/2017 · SANFORD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Weaving machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** FLEMISH MASTER WEAVERS
- **Location:** 96 GATE HOUSE ROAD, SANFORD, MAINE, 04073
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning under a loom when the operator restarted the machine. The activated loom then crushed the employee's hand and arm. The loom was not locked out at the time.

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