# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Ira G. Steffy & Son, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024053859` · 5/2/2024 · EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams and rails  metal
- **Secondary source:** Cranes gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Ira G. Steffy & Son, Inc.
- **Location:** 460 Wenger Drive, EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17522
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to lift a steel beam (880 pounds, 16 feet) from his workstation. The beam swung toward him and fell about 4.5 feet onto the top of his foot, crushing it.

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