# Crushing injuries at M. D. Metals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021119516` · 11/3/2021 · BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** M. D. Metals, Inc.
- **Location:** 6499 W. 66th Place, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the hook and scale on an overhead crane when their thumb was crushed.

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