# Fractures at Prolamsa, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019066507` · 6/27/2019 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Prolamsa, Inc.
- **Location:** 12002 Auburn Road, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78045
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working near a machine. His left hand was caught in the machine and lacerated in the metacarpal area. The employee also suffered a torn tendon and a fractured pinky.

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