# Crushing injuries at Ternium USA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019065604` · 6/4/2019 · SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ternium USA, INC.
- **Location:** 2500 Ron Bean Blvd., SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71115
- **NAICS:** 331491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a loaded roll cart from the room to the staging area. He was pulling the cart by the handle using an underhand grip and struck a support beam crushing his right thumb between the beam and handle.

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