# Crushing injuries at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
> OSHA SIR `2019065993` · 6/13/2019 · GALLIPOLIS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- **Location:** 1300 Robert C. Byrd Dr, GALLIPOLIS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25515
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing a jib with a chain fall. His right index finger was caught and crushed between the chain and hoist rail. He was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*