# Fractures at Mauser Packaging Solutions
> OSHA SIR `20181010702` · 10/17/2018 · HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mauser Packaging Solutions
- **Location:** 1601 Valdosta Highway, HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 31634
- **NAICS:** 332439
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an ammunition handle box press machine. He was attempting to use a pair of plyers to remove a stuck part in the die when his right hand was caught between the upper die and the stripper sensor. He sustained a laceration and fracture to the fifth metacarpal on his right hand. The press was running and unguarded at the time of the incident.

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