# Fractures at Henkel US Operations Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20191111842` · 11/14/2019 · WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipe fittings, collars
## Employer
- **Name:** Henkel US Operations Corporation
- **Location:** 18371 Cranwood Pkwy, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44128
- **NAICS:** 325520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a pipe fitting when the pressure of the pump dropped and his pinky finger was caught between the fitting and pump stand, resulting in a severe fracture that required surgery.

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