# Crushing injuries at Pro Tech Inspections, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017099309` · 9/28/2017 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pro Tech Inspections, Inc.
- **Location:** 6301 N CO RD 1150, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling protectors off of a casing when a forklift operator dropped pipes on a pipe rack. One pipe rolled over and smashed the employee's finger.

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