# Crushing injuries at VALCO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023032218` · 3/10/2023 · COLDWATER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** VALCO, INC.
- **Location:** 417 N. 4th St., COLDWATER, OHIO, 45828
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was training new operators on a mechanical punch press. As the employee reached for a bolt inside the die, the press cycled and both their hands were caught/crushed in the press.

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