# Crushing injuries at Wisconsin Electric Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2021021438` · 2/17/2021 · OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
- **Source:** Railroad tracks
## Employer
- **Name:** Wisconsin Electric Power Company
- **Location:** 10800 S. Chicago Rd., OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, 53154
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at a rail switching location when he slipped and his thumb was crushed between two rails.

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