# Fractures at Prince Metal Stampings USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181011080` · 10/26/2018 · GADSDEN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Prince Metal Stampings USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 1108 Airport Industrial Drive, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35904
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a part in a metal bin. He attempted to open the bin door but it was stuck. When it came open, the force caused his left ring finger to become caught between the door and a rack, resulting in an open fracture that required hospitalization.

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