# Burns and other injuries, n.e.c. at AF BARRIERS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021109345` · 10/29/2021 · BRADENTON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Burns and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AF BARRIERS, LLC
- **Location:** 4455 18th St E, BRADENTON, FLORIDA, 34203
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping operate a vinyl-melting machine. The machine's press crushed and burned the tip of his left index finger.

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