# Crushing injuries at Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp
> OSHA SIR `2019022128` · 2/26/2019 · BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp
- **Location:** 5051 Town Center Circle, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, 33486
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a sheave on a rolling cart. The sheave shifted and crushed his left index finger between the cart and the sheave.

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