# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Harold Brothers Mechanical Contractors Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024021597` · 2/20/2024 · WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery, appliances  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rivets, bolts
## Employer
- **Name:** Harold Brothers Mechanical Contractors Inc.
- **Location:** 245 5th Avenue, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02451
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was participating in a team lift of an HVAC air dryer. The employee's hand slipped and as they tried to reposition and their hand got caught between the air dryer and a threaded bolt, resulting in a severe injury to their hand.

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