# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Hardware Resources, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024099008` · 9/26/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hardware Resources, Inc.
- **Location:** 17506 East Hardy Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 26, 2024, at 10:32 AM CST, an employee was operating an electric sit-down forklift. While making a turn, the employee's right index finger was crushed between the forklift and a column in the warehouse.

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