# Fractures at Estes Express Lines
> OSHA SIR `2025054248` · 5/6/2025 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Trucks with mounted machines, equipment  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
## Employer
- **Name:** Estes Express Lines
- **Location:** 3050 Liberty Ave, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77701
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a lift gate on the back of a trailer when his right middle finger was caught between two pieces. The employee sustained a fractured finger and required surgery.

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