# Crushing injuries at Blystone Towing and Radiator, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211964` · 12/17/2017 · PORTAGE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tow truck
- **Secondary source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** Blystone Towing and Radiator, Inc.
- **Location:** W1201 Highway 33, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, 53901
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the side of the road hooking up a car to a tow truck when the vehicle shifted, pinning and crushing his right hand between the car and the tow truck.

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