# Crushing injuries at Publications Plus, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087721` · 8/22/2023 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses-printing
## Employer
- **Name:** Publications Plus, Inc.
- **Location:** 884 Lagoon Commercial Boulevard, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36117
- **NAICS:** 323112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading plates into a heat press when they lost balance. The employee went to catch themselves when the press actuated on their hand, crushing their right little and index fingers.

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