# Crushing injuries at US Dept of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `2019021788` · 2/17/2019 · MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** US Dept of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base
- **Location:** Building 3102, Dock 17, MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73110
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bucking rivets on an aircraft skin when his finger was smashed. He suffered an infection and was hospitalized.

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