# Crushing injuries at Excel Mulching & Trenching
> OSHA SIR `2017065442` · 6/14/2017 · TOLEDO, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Excel Mulching & Trenching
- **Location:** Highway 284, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43615
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left hand was crushed in a pinch point while trying to oil an excavator. The injury required surgery.

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