# Crushing injuries at Accu-Fab, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2018099426` · 9/12/2018 · WHEELING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Accu-Fab, Incorporated
- **Location:** 1550 Abbott Drive, WHEELING, ILLINOIS, 60090
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 12, 2018, two employees were operating the press brake. One of the employee's left hand was caught in the point of operation and crushed by the press.

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