# Crushing injuries at Charles George Companies
> OSHA SIR `2020065792` · 6/22/2020 · BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trash compactors
## Employer
- **Name:** Charles George Companies
- **Location:** 7 Republic Road, BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS, 01822
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While closing a refuse compactor's door, a piece of cardboard started to fall out. The employee grabbed the cardboard and the compactor's door closed on his left hand, crushing two fingers.

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