# Crushing injuries at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2019065690` · 6/6/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Benches, workbenches, saw horses
## Employer
- **Name:** Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 4525 Gessner Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a shaft weighing 831 lbs. for grit blasting. The saw horse legs kicked up; the shaft began to fall and the employee tried to catch it. The shaft struck the employee's abdomen and crushed it.

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