# Crushing injuries at Sharon Coating, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022010868` · 1/28/2022 · SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Sharon Coating, LLC
- **Location:** 277 N. Sharpsville Ave, SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16146
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to wrap a finished coil. There is paper suspended above employees when they wrap coils, and the paper is included in the wrapping on the part. The employee's hand became caught between the coil and the wrapper roll. The wrapping machine cycled and crushed the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized, and surgery was required.

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