# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at South Florida Harvesters, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20241110729` · 11/18/2024 · CLEWISTON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in non-running object
- **Source:** Gates
- **Secondary source:** Chains
## Employer
- **Name:** South Florida Harvesters, Inc
- **Location:** 22020 County Road 835, CLEWISTON, FLORIDA, 33440
- **NAICS:** 115113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lowering an above-head gate with chains while moving a cow into a lane. Their fingers got tangled in the chain as the gate dropped, resulting in a lacerated thumb and crushed index and middle fingers.

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