# Fractures at EDGE MANUFACTURING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019077151` · 7/15/2019 · PEVELY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** EDGE MANUFACTURING INC.
- **Location:** 1120 Mason Circle S., PEVELY, MISSOURI, 63070
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the position of the grinding wheel to ensure that there was a correct gap between the wheel and the steel. His left thumb came in contact with the grinding wheel while it was still rotating, resulting in severe lacerations and a broken knuckle.

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