# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at John P. Picone Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025021164` · 2/5/2025 · KNICKERBOCKER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** John P. Picone Inc.
- **Location:** 220 South Street, KNICKERBOCKER, NEW YORK, 10002
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift move a pipe casing. The employee was kneeling next to a crate and positioning a dunnage/support bar when the forklift's motion caused the tip of their right thumb to be crushed between the crate and the bar. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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