# Crushing injuries at R. G. Smith Company
> OSHA SIR `20201211524` · 12/8/2020 · CANTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** R. G. Smith Company
- **Location:** 1249 Dueber Ave. SE, CANTON, OHIO, 44706
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were installing steel crane rails and rigging the rails while they were still on the ground. As they began to bring the crane up, there was still slack in the rigging and a rail rolled onto one employee's ankle crushing it.

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