# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Penn Aluminum International LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022032478` · 3/18/2022 · MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn Aluminum International LLC
- **Location:** 1117 North Second Street, MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS, 62966
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 18, 2022, an employee was removing a broken-off piece of aluminum from inside a machine. A limit switch closed, the machine's carriage moved forward, and the employee's arm was caught between the carriage and the die face. The employee suffered a crushed hand and a broken arm and was hospitalized.

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