# Crushing injuries at Hy-Vee
> OSHA SIR `2017043376` · 4/13/2017 · ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Hy-Vee
- **Location:** 2930 18th Ave, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 61201
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding imitation crab in a meat tenderizer when her fingers were caught in the equipment rollers, crushing them and requiring hospitalization.

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