# Crushing injuries at MID-CITY STEEL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181010278` · 10/4/2018 · LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MID-CITY STEEL, INC.
- **Location:** 115 BUCHNER PLACE, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54603
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the forks on a forklift. A fork slid down and crushed the employee's right index finger, causing an injury requiring stitches.

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