# Fractures at A. J. Oster, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019077626` · 7/25/2019 · WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** A. J. Oster, LLC
- **Location:** 457 Warwick Industrial Drive, WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, 02886
- **NAICS:** 331529
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was engaging in metal-working operations, handling a large coil of metal. A hydraulic holding bar came down to secure the coil prior to the machine performing its work. The metal holder came down onto his right thumb, causing a broken bone and laceration to the right thumb.

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