# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Epes Transport System LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032173` · 3/10/2024 · ENID, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple regions of the head
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Axles, suspensions
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle trailers, trailing units
## Employer
- **Name:** Epes Transport System LLC
- **Location:** Lowes, ENID, OKLAHOMA, 73703
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to adjust the tandems on a trailer for stability. A tandem slid, pinning his head against a tire and causing crushing injuries that included his jaws and eye sockets.

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