# Crushing injuries at Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021087070` · 8/19/2021 · MERIDEN, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc.
- **Location:** 3323 East 82nd Street, MERIDEN, KANSAS, 66512
- **NAICS:** 332323
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A baghouse was being moved using dolly carts. A cart got stuck on a crack in concrete; a forklift was used to lift the baghouse while an employee moved to adjust the cart. The baghouse slipped from the forks and crushed the employee's hand against the cart.

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