# Crushing injuries at Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021010639` · 1/24/2021 · SHERMAN, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC
- **Location:** 4300 Highway 75 South, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were preparing to change out a saw blade on a saw. The still moving belt pulled in one employee's right hand, crushing the knuckle of their index finger.

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