# Fractures at Axis Pipe and Tube, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032345` · 3/15/2023 · BRYAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Axis Pipe and Tube, Inc.
- **Location:** 1451 Louis E Mikulin Rd, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77807
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a gantry crane to move a coil to their bay. When he set the coil down, the crane became stuck inside of the coil. As he pushed the down button, the hook swung back, crushing his left hand between the hook and coil. The employee sustained two finger fractures that involved muscle and tendon injuries. The incident occurred during training.

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