# Crushing injuries at United Building Envelope Restoration LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018010456` · 1/15/2018 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** United Building Envelope Restoration LLC
- **Location:** The Cannon House, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20003
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 15, 2018, an employee was backing a cart load of cinder bricks, weighing about 500 lbs., down a ramp by himself. His finger was caught and crushed between the cart and the frame of the doorway as he was going through, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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