# Crushing injuries at Hutco Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043023` · 4/5/2022 · GALVESTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hutco Inc.
- **Location:** Ferry Dock, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77551
- **NAICS:** 811490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 8:00 a.m. on April 5, 2022, an employee was using lifting equipment to lift a pump that was to be repaired. The pump shifted and the employee's right hand was caught between it and a boat deck. The employee's right index and middle fingers were crushed and the employee was hospitalized.

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