# Fractures at Sierra Pacific Industries
> OSHA SIR `2017076760` · 7/20/2017 · MEDFORD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Sierra Pacific Industries
- **Location:** 575 S Whelen Ave, MEDFORD, WISCONSIN, 54451
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 20, 2017, an employee was using a handheld drill to drill a hole in a window frame when the drill bit slipped across the frame and caught the employee's glove. The employee's glove and left thumb became twisted around the drill bit, causing a laceration and fracture to the left thumb between the nailbed and first knuckle.

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