# Fractures at Moriarty Machinery & Supply Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022108680` · 10/3/2022 · TOLEDO, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Air compressors
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Moriarty Machinery & Supply Inc.
- **Location:** 143 Broadway Street, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43604
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 3, 2022, an employee had disassembled an air compressor, then started the compressor to look for oil leaks. The rag they were using to wipe oil was caught in the air compressor's rotating fan blade, resulting in fractures and lacerations to the employee's right hand.

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