# Crushing injuries at AIRCRAFT SERVICE INTL GROUP
> OSHA SIR `2017010043` · 1/4/2017 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** AIRCRAFT SERVICE INTL GROUP
- **Location:** NEWARK LIBERTY INT'L AIRPORT HANGER 15, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07114
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a tow bar, an employee's right thumb was crushed between two metals.

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