# Crushing injuries at J Pratt Construction
> OSHA SIR `2022032449` · 3/17/2022 · CASCO, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J Pratt Construction
- **Location:** State Park Beach, CASCO, MAINE, 04015
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping an excavator push a log into the ground. The employee's hand was between the grapple and the top of the log when the grapple released the log. The grapple settled downward and crushed the employee's hand against the log. The employee was hospitalized.

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