# Crushing injuries at Carvana
> OSHA SIR `2022098560` · 9/28/2022 · WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Carvana
- **Location:** 1000 Family Dollar Drive, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, 72301
- **NAICS:** 441120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading vehicles from a car-carrying trailer. As the employee was removing a pin from the loader, the loader was activated and crushed the employee's thumb.

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