# Crushing injuries at Hope Valley Industries
> OSHA SIR `2019099133` · 9/3/2019 · WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hope Valley Industries
- **Location:** 222 Exeter Road, WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, 02886
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hoist to change a mold. The hoist pivoted and the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point in the hoist. The left middle fingertip was crushed.

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