# Crushing injuries at Rahns Construction Materials Company
> OSHA SIR `2016109973` · 10/24/2016 · SKIPPACK, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Chutes
## Employer
- **Name:** Rahns Construction Materials Company
- **Location:** 7700 Keewayden Street, SKIPPACK, PENNSYLVANIA, 19474
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing two segments of a concrete chute when it closed on his right hand, crushing his fingers and requiring surgery.

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