# Crushing injuries at Ceres Environmental
> OSHA SIR `2021087008` · 8/18/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ceres Environmental
- **Location:** 9625 Windfern Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
- **NAICS:** 541620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the top of a grinder when it activated. Its feed wheel roller engaged and pinned the employee to a mill box, crushing the employee's abdomen.

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