# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Menards Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2015129258` · 12/8/2015 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
- **Secondary source:** Textiles, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Menards Distribution Center
- **Location:** 4860 Menards Drive, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54703
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a chain drive, lubricating it with a rag. The rag became entangled in the chain, drawing the employee's hand into the sprocket. The employee injured four right-hand fingers and was hospitalized.

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