# Fractures and dislocations at American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088761` · 8/23/2019 · TWINSBURG, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 8001 Bavaria Road, TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
- **NAICS:** 331522
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a motorized walk-behind pallet jack, an employee's hand was caught between the handle of the machine and a shelf. This resulted in a fracture to the right-hand pinky finger and dislocated right thumb, requiring subsequent surgery.

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