# Crushing injuries at Austal USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171110552` · 11/1/2017 · MOBILE, ALABAMA
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Austal USA, LLC
- **Location:** 100 Addsco Drive, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36602
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a small plate roller when the employee's left hand became caught between the top of the plate and the bottom of the top roller, crushing the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

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