# Fractures at FORD Motor Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021087163` · 8/23/2021 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FORD Motor Co.
- **Location:** 8121 NE 69 Hwy, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64119
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the pad die on a machine. The die and the old pad were lifted with a hoist. The pad started swinging and broke the employee's left middle finger as the employee tried to stop it. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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