# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Olympic Steel Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025054207` · 5/5/2025 · MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Olympic Steel Inc
- **Location:** 1 Eastern Steel Road, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06460
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the recoiler area of the slitter when their right hand was caught between the steel and the recoiler overarm as it descended into the running position. 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*