# Crushing injuries at FedEx Ground
> OSHA SIR `2021119625` · 11/7/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Conveyors-live roller
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Ground
- **Location:** 6833 W. 75th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the tension on a conveyor system's roller pin when the wrench slipped and the roller pin crushed the employee's left index finger.

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