# Crushing injuries at Starkist Samoa Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015010243` · 1/7/2015 · PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Starkist Samoa Inc.
- **Location:** Main road, Atuu, PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA, 96799
- **NAICS:** 311711
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was injured in the fish preparation area when he placed his hands on the chain puller to unload racks from the precookers. The second and third fingers on his left hand were caught in the chain, and his fingers were crushed.

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