# Crushing injuries at Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling
> OSHA SIR `20191010406` · 10/4/2019 · LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Winders, unwinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling
- **Location:** 2200 Cameron St., LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70506
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a de-spooler machine to un-spool wire. The employee's left thumb was smashed between two rollers in the machine.

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