# Crushing injuries at Palermo Villa, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021289` · 2/11/2021 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Palermo Villa, Inc.
- **Location:** 3301 West Canal Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53208
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a cheese shredder in auto production mode, an employee's right index finger was crushed by the pusher arm.

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