# Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at Compass Group
> OSHA SIR `20171211610` · 12/7/2017 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Dishwashers
## Employer
- **Name:** Compass Group
- **Location:** 810 St. Vincent  Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35205
- **NAICS:** 722511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee dropped a utensil into a dish machine near its conveyor belt system. He was attempting to retrieve the item when his right hand became caught in the conveyor, suffering a large laceration and nerve damage. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

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