# Fractures at Particulate Solid Research, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022119932` · 11/11/2022 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fasteners, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Particulate Solid Research, Inc
- **Location:** 4201 West 36th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60632
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a large hose from a rental compressor. The hose fitting was fastened tightly, and he was unable to remove it easily. The hose fitting then fell on the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fracture.

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