# Crushing injuries at Durlach Industries Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022109063` · 10/17/2022 · PALMETTO, FLORIDA
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Durlach Industries Inc
- **Location:** 2915 17th St E, PALMETTO, FLORIDA, 34221
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 17, 2022, an employee was using a rebar cutting machine to cut a piece of rebar. The jamming block, which holds the rebar in place during the cutting process, crushed the employee's left index finger and lacerated their left middle finger.

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