# Crushing injuries at Powers Holdings Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077816` · 7/31/2019 · SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Jackhammers-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Powers Holdings Inc.
- **Location:** 3312 Lakeshore Dr., SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, 53081
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a remote-controlled, vehicle-mounted jackhammer to demolish an oven. While the employee was removing debris built up near the hammer, the hammer head crushed his left hand against the floor, injuring his index finger and thumb.

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