# Crushing injuries at Pirelli Tire Company
> OSHA SIR `20161110666` · 11/13/2016 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pirelli Tire Company
- **Location:** 100 Pirelli Drive SE, ROME, GEORGIA, 30161
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting and resetting a vulcanizer machine when the equipment crushed his forearm and lacerated his hand. The equipment was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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