# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at The Wooster Brush Company
> OSHA SIR `20241211403` · 12/10/2024 · WOOSTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** The Wooster Brush Company
- **Location:** 2550 Daisy Way, WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
- **NAICS:** 339994
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 10, 2024, an employee was driving a stand-up forklift, moving pallets off racks in a building. The employee's hand was caught between the forklift and the bar that prevented ride-under, resulting in a crush injury to the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

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