# Crushing injuries at Gerdau Special Steel North America
> OSHA SIR `20211211052` · 12/26/2021 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Gerdau Special Steel North America
- **Location:** 5225 Planters Road, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a hydraulic hose on the product finishing line. The employee walked onto the chamfering table and into a confined space next to the transferring mechanism to fix the hose. The transferring mechanism cycled and crushed the employee between it and the machine, resulting in a crushed pelvis. The chamfering table was not locked out at the time.

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