# Crushing injuries at McCough Construction
> OSHA SIR `2019055166` · 5/21/2019 · FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** McCough Construction
- **Location:** 215 Broadway Street North, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58102
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hoisting loads. The load swung and the employee's hand was pinched between two loads. A finger was crushed and required surgery.

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