# Crushing injuries at MERCURY MARINE
> OSHA SIR `2017043410` · 4/14/2017 · FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** MERCURY MARINE
- **Location:** W6250 Pioneer Rd., FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, 54936
- **NAICS:** 333618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a die cast operator eject a jammed part when the part released under pressure and struck the employee's hand, crushing the thumb.

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