# Crushing injuries at NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201211520` · 12/8/2020 · STERLING, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC.
- **Location:** 312 HEREFORD AVENUE, STERLING, COLORADO, 80751
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were placing steel on a die press when the machine cycled and one of the employee's hands were crushed by the 4,000-pound press, resulting in crushed thumbs and index fingers.

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