# Crushing injuries at Builders Supply Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010975` · 10/24/2018 · SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Builders Supply Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1400 Marshall St., SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71101
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to close the sliding door on a silo to conduct maintenance (replacing the gate) when the employee's right hand was struck by the sledge hammer. The employee's right index finger was crushed.

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