# Crushing injuries at Irving Forest Products, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023065663` · 6/26/2023 · DIXFIELD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Irving Forest Products, Inc
- **Location:** 24 Hall Hill Road, DIXFIELD, MAINE, 04224
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a slab of wood from a chip conveyor when the wood became caught in the drive chain. The employee's hand was pinned against the conveyor support I-beam, resulting in a crushed right thumb and palm.

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