# Crushing injuries at TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
> OSHA SIR `20181010720` · 10/17/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
- **Location:** 3101 HOLMES RD., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77051
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was visually inspecting the liner plates. While conducting the inspection, the employee's gloved right hand was caught in the machine roller resulting in a crushing injury to the hand. The machine was not guarded 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*