# Crushing injuries at E&A Welding and Oil Services
> OSHA SIR `2019077054` · 7/12/2019 · STANTON, TEXAS
## 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:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** E&A Welding and Oil Services
- **Location:** 17 Miles N, STANTON, TEXAS, 79782
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a tag line on a pipe with a sling. The pipe slipped out of the sling and pinched the employee's hand between the pipe and the pipe stand resulting in smashed fingers.

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