# Crushing injuries at Faddis Concrete Products
> OSHA SIR `2020032195` · 3/6/2020 · NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
- **Secondary source:** Posts, bollards, moorings
## Employer
- **Name:** Faddis Concrete Products
- **Location:** 205 West Washington St., NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16101
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee utilized an overhead crane to move a concrete panel from one area to another. The panel started moving towards a post. The employee put his hand on the concrete panel to stop it before hitting the post, but his left hand was caught between the panel and the post.  The employee sustained a crushing injury to the left hand and was hospitalized for surgery.

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