# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Larsen-Tella LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024076214` · 7/10/2024 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Larsen-Tella LLC
- **Location:** 3401 Nafta Parkway, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78526
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting a screw into position on a production part to weld with a spot welder. The spot welder tip crushed the employee's left thumb tip against the part and the injury required surgery.

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