# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Ritz Instrument Transformers, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024032219` · 3/12/2024 · WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
- **Secondary source:** Gloves, handguards  except disposable, electric insulating
## Employer
- **Name:** Ritz Instrument Transformers, Inc
- **Location:** 1 Evercare Way, WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA, 30830
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was starting a new core when the winding machine wrapped around their glove and twisted, crushing their left index finger.

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