# Fractures at United Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2017043580` · 4/20/2017 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** United Airlines
- **Location:** Newark Liberty International Airport, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07114
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a baggage tug when his lower left leg was caught and fractured between an upright pillar and the baggage tug.

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