# Crushing injuries at PEMCO-Naval Engineering Works, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211448` · 12/1/2017 · PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** PEMCO-Naval Engineering Works, Inc.
- **Location:** 3614 Frederic Street, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39567
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic press brake. His left hand was in the point of operation when the machine was actuated, smashing and causing trauma to his hand. He was hospitalized.

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