# Crushing injuries at W & W / AFCO Steel
> OSHA SIR `2017087929` · 8/17/2017 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** W & W / AFCO Steel
- **Location:** 1730 West Reno Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73106
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working to move material off a skid with a 6,000-pound electro magnet. When he activated the magnet's release mechanism, his right thumb was caught between the release handle and the magnet, crushing his thumb tip.

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