# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043904` · 4/16/2019 · CARROLLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
- **Location:** 1620 West Crosby Rd., CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
- **NAICS:** 311942
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually adjusting the battery on a forklift in order to add water when the battery shifted unexpectedly due to the forklift's position on an uneven floor.  The employee's finger became caught between the top of the battery and the forklift structure.

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