# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2024109399` · 10/8/2024 · OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object pushed or pulled by person
- **Source:** Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
- **Secondary source:** Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 6800 S. 6th Street, OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, 53154
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a cart with his right hand when the cart struck a support beam, pinching his right thumb. The employee sustained a crushed thumb.

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