# Crushing injuries at Smith Transport Warehouse
> OSHA SIR `2018099218` · 9/6/2018 · TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Girders, beams, structural steel
## Employer
- **Name:** Smith Transport Warehouse
- **Location:** 13985 S. Eagle Valley, TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16686
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a forklift. The employee's hand was caught and crushed between the lift and an I-beam. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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