# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20171010249` · 10/25/2017 · DOVER, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc
- **Location:** 20278 E 680 Rd, DOVER, OKLAHOMA, 73734
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were troubleshooting an elevator. The injured employee opened the overhead hatch and climbed halfway out onto the ladder to attempt to toggle some switches. Another employee hit the up arrow and the elevator moved crushing the injured employee's right arm between the ladder and the elevator resulting in a fractured and punctured arm. The interlock switch was damaged and did not work allowing the elevator to move with the overhead hatch open.

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