# Crushing injuries at Nucor Steel Texas
> OSHA SIR `2022032363` · 3/16/2022 · JEWETT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Nucor Steel Texas
- **Location:** 8812 US-79, JEWETT, TEXAS, 75846
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking equipment out of service. He was replacing bolts when a drive roll came down on his left hand, crushing the middle finger and causing injuries to two other fingers.

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