# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Ariel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024065081` · 6/9/2024 · MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Ariel Corporation
- **Location:** 35 Blackjack Road, MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, 43050
- **NAICS:** 333912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a part using an aerial lift and a ratchet. The lift rose and crushed his left thumb.

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