# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Foster Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211133` · 12/2/2024 · SAINT ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Vehicle and machine front attachments
- **Secondary source:** Excavators
## Employer
- **Name:** Foster Construction LLC
- **Location:** 21 Northridge Drive, SAINT ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA, 25177
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 2, 2024, at approximately 9:00 AM, an employee was removing the drive head from an excavator. The drive head shifted and pinched their right hand against the excavator. The employee was hospitalized with crush injuries to the hand.

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