# Fractures at R.H. Sheppard Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087524` · 8/16/2023 · HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** R.H. Sheppard Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 101 Philadelphia Street, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee set a seal into a steering gear. When he went to hammer the seal into place, the hammer struck his left ring finger resulting in a fractured fingertip that required surgery.

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