# Crushing injuries at HMB Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20161110445` · 11/5/2016 · ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HMB Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 4080 Pines Industrial Ave., ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA, 32955
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a gear box off of a motor when a plate clamp failed, allowing a metal plate to fall on his left hand and crush four fingers. He was hospitalized.

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