# Dislocation of joints at Elringklinger USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043783` · 4/27/2017 · BUFORD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Elringklinger USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 4961 Golden Parkway, BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30518
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was on top of a machine when the reset button was pushed, which caused the machine to pin the employee's foot. The employee sustained an ankle dislocation and severe laceration to the foot and was hospitalized.

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