# Crushing injuries at Evers and Sons
> OSHA SIR `20171211740` · 12/11/2017 · BALMORHEA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Evers and Sons
- **Location:** 2 miles north of Balmorhea on FM 2903, BALMORHEA, TEXAS, 79718
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were lifting a piece of pipe when it fell. One employee tried to catch it, but it fell on his hand and smashed his pinky finger. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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