# Crushing injuries at Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043624` · 4/21/2017 · MACON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc.
- **Location:** 3051 Kumho Parkway, MACON, GEORGIA, 31216
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding rubber into an extruder and got their hand caught in the conveyor belt, crushing their hand. The belt was not guarded at the time.

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