# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Metal Coatings Corp
> OSHA SIR `2024021014` · 2/1/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal Coatings Corp
- **Location:** 3700 Dunvale, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77063
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a machine when his left hand was caught between its gear mechanism and a pinch point. His middle finger was lacerated.

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