# Crushing injuries at Germantown Egg Farm
> OSHA SIR `2017054811` · 5/30/2017 · GERMANTOWN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Germantown Egg Farm
- **Location:** 8105 Wesclin Road, GERMANTOWN, ILLINOIS, 62245
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing manure belts for problems when the employee's left hand was caught and crushed within the running gears that drive the belts.

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