# Fractures at Licoln Manufacturing Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181111516` · 11/8/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** Licoln Manufacturing Inc
- **Location:** 5301 Polk St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77023
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a manual lathe to remove Teflon coating from a 5-inch steel pipe. When the machine was turned on, an unsecured pipe broke the employee's left hand, necessitating surgery.

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