# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at RIPA & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `20241110498` · 11/11/2024 · POLK CITY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pumps  except oil well
- **Secondary source:** Excavators
## Employer
- **Name:** RIPA & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 5900 Mt. Olive Rd, POLK CITY, FLORIDA, 33868
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding a pump that was being lifted by an excavator when the pump swung and pinched the employee's left hand between the pump and the excavator, resulting in crush injuries to the hand and fingers.

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