# Crushing injuries at Department of Interior, U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation office
> OSHA SIR `2017087694` · 8/11/2017 · ALPENA, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Interior, U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation office
- **Location:** 480 W. Fletcher St., ALPENA, MICHIGAN, 49707
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was onboard a 30-foot vessel and was repairing the gill net retriever assembly because the teeth would not fully close. Part of the employee's left hand was caught in the retriever which crushed tendons and nerves.

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