# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Balchem
> OSHA SIR `20191212583` · 12/6/2019 · SAINT GABRIEL, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Balchem
- **Location:** 3830 Highway 30, SAINT GABRIEL, LOUISIANA, 70776
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a gangway to a railcar. The gangway was extended. The extension piece fell down and struck the employee's hand, injuring it. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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