# Crushing injuries at Girton Manufacturing Co Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016010055` · 1/4/2016 · MILLVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Girton Manufacturing Co Inc
- **Location:** 160 W Main Street, MILLVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17846
- **NAICS:** 333319
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repositioning a stop on the leg of an egg washer and was lifting the washer with straps around it. The straps dropped a little, and his finger went through the gusset and leg.  His finger was forced through this small opening, crushing it and requiring overnight hospitalization.

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