# Crushing injuries at Attala Steel Indusries, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017010102` · 1/5/2017 · KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Attala Steel Indusries, LLC
- **Location:** 2475 Attala Rd, 2202, KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI, 39090
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a punch press to put holes in a 12-inch post. As he placed the post in the press, the press activated, crushing his right hand.

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