# Crushing injuries at Otis Elevator Company
> OSHA SIR `2022032101` · 3/8/2022 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Otis Elevator Company
- **Location:** 14601 Heritage Parkway, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76177
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a platform from a shipping crate. The employee's right thumb was crushed between the stabilization bracket on the crate and the platform. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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