# Crushing injuries at L.B. FOSTER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2021087006` · 8/18/2021 · MINERAL RIDGE, OHIO
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** L.B. FOSTER COMPANY
- **Location:** 1193 SALT SPRINGS ROAD, MINERAL RIDGE, OHIO, 44440
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a bar drill. His hand was pinched between a table and a metal bar on the exit side of the drill. He suffered a crushed finger.

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