# Crushing injuries at CUSTOM METAL FABRICATORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017076687` · 7/18/2017 · LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** CUSTOM METAL FABRICATORS, INC.
- **Location:** 200 E. HEBERT RD., LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70607
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the blades on a forklift and crushed a finger in a pinch point.

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