# Crushing injuries at Tenaris- McCarty Threading Facility
> OSHA SIR `2022087469` · 8/23/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Tenaris- McCarty Threading Facility
- **Location:** 302 McCarty St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioning steel pipes on a table. The first pipe rolled backward while the second pipe was being positioned. The employee's left hand was caught between the two pipes and the ring finger was crushed. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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