# Crushing injuries at KOMATSU AMERICA CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2017076115` · 7/3/2017 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** KOMATSU AMERICA CORP.
- **Location:** 2300 N.E. ADAMS ST., PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61639
- **NAICS:** 333131
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 3, 2017, at approximately 7:10 AM, in the welding area, an employee was pushing his toolbox to the desired work area. At the time the employee was pushing his tool box there was a prybar sticking out beyond the side of the toolbox. The employee ran into a crane rail structure, crushing the employee's left pinky and ring fingers.

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