# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at American Bridge Company
> OSHA SIR `2022021568` · 2/17/2022 · LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Welding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** American Bridge Company
- **Location:** 21-07 41st Ave Suite B, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, 11101
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to move a welding machine using a pallet jack. While the welding machine was being lowered into position, it crushed the injured employee's toes, resulting in broken toes and a laceration.

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