# Crushing injuries at BURNDY LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018088958` · 8/29/2018 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Threading and tapping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** BURNDY LLC
- **Location:** 440 S. McLean Boulevard, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 29, 2018, an employee was using a threading machine on a 1-inch by 10-inch steel pipe. The pipe holder actuated while the employee's right hand was on the pipe, crushing the employee's right index finger. 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*