# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at CHS
> OSHA SIR `2024054236` · 5/14/2024 · NORMA, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Chutes
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CHS
- **Location:** 215 Elevator Avenue, NORMA, NORTH DAKOTA, 58746
- **NAICS:** 493130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unclog a grain chute when a solenoid on a metal gate failed, causing it to slam shut on their thumb. The employee suffered crush injuries that required surgery.

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