# Crushing injuries at Mustang Coating LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191112125` · 11/22/2019 · GREENWELL SPRINGS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Mustang Coating LLC
- **Location:** 37637 Greenwell Springs Rd, GREENWELL SPRINGS, LOUISIANA, 70739
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift to move items in the shop. While holding a fork up and trying to slide it, the fork slipped out of his hand and his hand was caught between the fork and the carriage. The employee's hand was smashed.

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