# Fractures at Charles Messina Plumbing and Electric
> OSHA SIR `2021109014` · 10/19/2021 · DOVER, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Charles Messina Plumbing and Electric
- **Location:** 3681 S. Little Creek Road Dover, DE, DOVER, DELAWARE, 19901
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a drill bit when the trigger of the electric drill was activated causing the bit to strike a finger on his left hand. The finger was broken in multiple places and required surgery.

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