# Crushing injuries at Menard, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171212277` · 12/29/2017 · LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Menard, Inc.
- **Location:** 2700 Lake Cook Road, LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS, 60047
- **NAICS:** 423710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was measuring a steel beam held by two other employees when one of the employee's lost grip on the beam, allowing it to fall and crush the finger of the employee taking measurements.

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