# Crushing injuries at Metal Finishing Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129129` · 12/3/2015 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal Finishing Co. Inc.
- **Location:** 1630 W. Harry St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67213
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Workers were using bottle jacks to move a heat treatment oven laterally. One of the bottle jacks moved out of position, causing the footing of the oven to come down and crush the injured employee's left hand.

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