# Fractures at Norton Equipment Company
> OSHA SIR `2025010875` · 1/27/2025 · BYHALIA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object  unspecified
- **Source:** Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders
- **Secondary source:** Trash compactors, shredders
## Employer
- **Name:** Norton Equipment Company
- **Location:** 60 Amy Lane, BYHALIA, MISSISSIPPI, 38611
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a hydraulic cylinder from a baler. As he removed the bolts, the cylinder came down and fractured his left middle finger.

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