# Crushing injuries at Special Products & Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020088105` · 8/26/2020 · ROCKWALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Special Products & Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 2625 Discovery Blvd., ROCKWALL, TEXAS, 75032
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee became dizzy and lost his balance while operating a press brake. While he was getting his balance, the press brake closed on his right hand, crushing the middle and index fingers.

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