# Crushing injuries at TKM BENGARD FARMS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231211225` · 12/8/2023 · BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TKM BENGARD FARMS, LLC
- **Location:** 3951 Brown Farm Rd, BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA, 33430
- **NAICS:** 111998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was chaining a vehicle when he had to change tools and the compressor. As the compressor was being charged, the employee stepped near the vehicle to make sure the compressor was attached. Then, he instructed a co-worker to lower the compressor. His right hand was on the compressor and under the chain, causing his ring finger to be crushed.

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