# Fractures at Excel Mulching and Trenching, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2017065443` · 6/14/2017 · ADAMSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Excel Mulching and Trenching, LLC.
- **Location:** GPS Coordinates 39N 81W, ADAMSVILLE, OHIO, 43802
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 14, 2017, an employee was oiling the thumb of an excavator when the employee's hand became trapped between the excavator's bucket and thumb. The employee suffered left hand fractures and lacerations, requiring hospitalization.

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