# Crushing injuries at Bioplast Manufacturing, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017054232` · 5/9/2017 · BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** Bioplast Manufacturing, LLC
- **Location:** 128 Wharton Road, BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA, 19007
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a large heavy mold when his left pinky finger was caught between the mold he was pushing and another stationary mold. His finger was severely crushed and lacerated, requiring surgery.

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