# Crushing injuries at Sundt Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021694` · 2/24/2021 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple foot (feet) locations
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sundt Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 714 S. Santa Rosa Ave, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78204
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was removing steel beams from the work area using a fork lift. There were 10-foot and 30-foot sections of steel beams stacked on dunnage next to each other. After allowing employees to clear approximately 25 feet away from the lift, the forklift operator began to lift a 10-foot section of steel beam. The bottom left flange of the 10-foot beam being lifted caught the top flange of the adjacent 30-foot beam, causing it to fall off the dunnage and onto an employee's foot. The employee's left foot and toes were crushed by the steel beam, resulting in hospitalization.

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