# Avulsions, enucleations at PAULSEN, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019087887` · 8/1/2019 · NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Jackhammers-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** PAULSEN, INC.
- **Location:** I-80 East Weigh Station, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, 69103
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A jackhammer smashed a finger on an employee's left hand against a structure, causing an avulsion.

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