# Crushing injuries at American Alloy Steel
> OSHA SIR `2018077270` · 7/18/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Alloy Steel
- **Location:** 6230 North Houston Rosslyn Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77091
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a steel plate with an overhead crane when the employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught between the steel plate and a steel block, smashing the fingertips.

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