# Fractures at Gooseneck Implement
> OSHA SIR `2019099088` · 9/1/2019 · DOUGLAS, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Combines
## Employer
- **Name:** Gooseneck Implement
- **Location:** 14901 247th Avenue SW, DOUGLAS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58735
- **NAICS:** 33311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to repair or diagnose an issue with the raise valve on a combine header at a customer's farm. A hydraulic line broke loose, injecting hydraulic fluid into the employee's left index finger and fracturing the finger, requiring hospitalization.

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