# Crushing injuries at AREA ERECTORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191111875` · 11/14/2019 · RICHTON PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AREA ERECTORS, INC.
- **Location:** 4601 Sauk Trail Rd, RICHTON PARK, ILLINOIS, 60471
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of tube steel attached to a steel truss. A steel piece fell onto the employee's hand, smashing the hand and fingers.

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