# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at QUESTEC MECHANICAL
> OSHA SIR `2025076432` · 7/3/2025 · MOBERLY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** QUESTEC MECHANICAL
- **Location:** 100 McKeown Parkway, MOBERLY, MISSOURI, 65270
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving an argon tank across the floor and slipped on bacon grease, falling backward. His right thumb was caught between the handle of the tank and the ground, crushing his right thumb. 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*