# Crushing injuries at Joule Industrial Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2016010615` · 1/22/2016 · CASSELTON, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Joule Industrial Contractors
- **Location:** Tharaldson  Ethenol, CASSELTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58012
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's ring finger became caught and was smashed in a pinch point while adjusting forklift tines.

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