# Crushing injuries at FLUOROTEK USA INC
> OSHA SIR `20190810242` · 8/30/2019 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** FLUOROTEK USA INC
- **Location:** 1301 W 13th Street, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
- **NAICS:** 326291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were assembling the mold plates and flipped them over. An employee then picked up a plate and it fell smashing the employee's right index finger.

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