# Crushing injuries at Academy Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211672` · 12/8/2017 · AURORA, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Academy Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 1610 Jasper Street, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to retrieve a piece of metal from a folding machine when he pressed the foot pedal. The machine then came down and crushed his right forearm.

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