# Crushing injuries at Matthews International Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021108690` · 10/8/2021 · APOPKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Threading and tapping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Matthews International Corporation
- **Location:** Matthews Environmental Solutions 2045 Sprint Blvd, APOPKA, FLORIDA, 32703
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an automatic pipe threading machine. He attached a 7-inch pipe to the other side of the elbow and started the machine. His right index fingertip was crushed between the pipe and the machine's left support arm.

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