# Crushing injuries at Harris Potteries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161111080` · 11/28/2016 · MARSHALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Harris Potteries Inc.
- **Location:** 333 Marshall Street, MARSHALL, TEXAS, 75670
- **NAICS:** 327110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee on a ladder was attempting to adjust a hydraulic press when the press opened and caught/crushed the employee's right thumb in a pinch point.

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