# Crushing injuries at THOMPSON MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018010136` · 1/5/2018 · DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** THOMPSON MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
- **Location:** 1212 RAILROAD STREET E, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, 31533
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to move a large metal plate with a forklift when the plate slipped and crushed the employee's right leg, requiring hospitalization.

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