# Crushing injuries at River Town Ironworks, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054826` · 5/17/2018 · PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
- **Secondary source:** Rollers
## Employer
- **Name:** River Town Ironworks, Inc.
- **Location:** 38043 Industrial Boulevard, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN, 53821
- **NAICS:** 332323
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a piece of angle iron on a roller to stop the rotation of the drum when the employee's arm became stuck between the roller and drum, crushing the employee's arm/hand.

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