# Crushing injuries at Vitro Architectural Glass Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2021053843` · 5/10/2021 · CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Vitro Architectural Glass Incorporated
- **Location:** 400 Park Drive, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17015
- **NAICS:** 327211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was repairing a packing machine. The employee was under the machine when it cycled. The employee's right hand and forearm were caught and crushed by the counterweight of the cullet chute and the motor housing.

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