# Crushing injuries at Metal-Matic, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221211234` · 12/29/2022 · MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
- **Secondary source:** Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal-Matic, Inc.
- **Location:** 1701 Made Industrial Dr., MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a jib crane to load coils onto a machine. He was helping to guide the coils when one slid back and pinched his hand between the hook/handle and another coil. The employee sustained a crush injury to the right hand and was hospitalized for surgery.

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