# Crushing injuries at Mississippi TanTec Leather, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017088060` · 8/22/2017 · VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mississippi TanTec Leather, Inc.
- **Location:** 101 Tan Tec Way, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39183
- **NAICS:** 316110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the roller on a roller coater when it smashed two of his left-hand fingers, requiring hospitalization.

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