# Fractures at U.S. Department of the Army - Sierra Army Depot
> OSHA SIR `20231110130` · 11/2/2023 · HERLONG, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of the Army - Sierra Army Depot
- **Location:** Safety Office, HERLONG, CALIFORNIA, 96113
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Two employees were working together to load a jack onto the lift gate of a service truck. The injured employee grabbed the mount for the caster wheel to lift and push the jack onto the lift gate when the caster wheel swung around and pinched their left little finger. The employee fractured his left little finger.

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