# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at The Pallet Place, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021878` · 2/23/2018 · VAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Pallet Place, LLC
- **Location:** 25158 W. Interstate 20, VAN, TEXAS, 75790
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a machine jam when his right middle finger was caught between the machine's belt and pulley, requiring hospitalization. The machine was running at the time.

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