# Bruises, contusions at Caterpillar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087504` · 8/8/2020 · SEGUIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Inc.
- **Location:** 1720 W Kingsbury Street, SEGUIN, TEXAS, 78155
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a misaligned pallet on a conveyor system. The pallet return lift station rose up and pinched the employee's forearms against the frame of the machine. She suffered bruises and contusions on both forearms.

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