# Crushing injuries at Paragon Water
> OSHA SIR `2023032561` · 3/22/2023 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Paragon Water
- **Location:** 13805 Monroes Business Park, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33635
- **NAICS:** 221310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a water filter from a clam shell packager when the machine energized, causing the blade to come down and crush his right index finger.

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