# Crushing injuries at Hitachi Energy USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110202` · 11/20/2022 · JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Hitachi Energy USA Inc.
- **Location:** 500 W Highway 94, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65101
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing the axle on a transfer cart while it was suspended in the air by a forklift. The cart slid off the forklift and landed on the employee's right hand, resulting in crush injuries.

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