# Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Panduit Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20241110948` · 11/25/2024 · LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Tables, desks, work surfaces
## Employer
- **Name:** Panduit Corp.
- **Location:** 16530 W. 163rd Street, LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS, 60441
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a 62-pound insert into a mold on the toolroom table. The insert got stuck when the employee pushed it into position. The employee tapped on it with a mallet and the insert fell onto his left index and middle fingers. Both fingers were fractured and severely lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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