# Crushing injuries at Utex Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021687` · 2/22/2023 · WEIMAR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Utex Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 605 Utex Drive, WEIMAR, TEXAS, 78962
- **NAICS:** 339991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the laminator and removing a stuck part from within the machine. The bottom plate of the machine raised and crushed the employee's left hand.

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