# Fractures at Radius Recycling
> OSHA SIR `2024043614` · 4/25/2024 · ALBANY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Event or exposure  unspecified
- **Source:** Rail vehicle  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rail vehicle  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Radius Recycling
- **Location:** 1301 E Gordon Ave, ALBANY, GEORGIA, 31705
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the coupler on the railcar and used their left hand to pull up on the cut lever and their right hand to open the knuckle. The employee's right index and middle fingers were caught between the knuckle and coupler. The employee suffered two broken fingers and tissue damage requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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