# Crushing injuries at Best Maid Cookie Company
> OSHA SIR `2019077615` · 7/25/2019 · RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Best Maid Cookie Company
- **Location:** 1147 BENSON ST., RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54022
- **NAICS:** 311821
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 25, 2019, at about 9:45 p.m., an employee was checking a machine to ensure the line was clean and all food was removed when the employee's right hand became stuck and was crushed in a 3/4-inch gap between the two augers.

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