# Crushing injuries at American Excelsior Company
> OSHA SIR `2018043958` · 4/24/2018 · NORWALK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** American Excelsior Company
- **Location:** 180 Cleveland Rd., NORWALK, OHIO, 44857
- **NAICS:** 326150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 24, 2018, an employee was attempting to unjam a blanket machine when another employee operated the machine, which then lowered a metal bar on the first employee's arm. The employee's arm was crushed.

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