# Fractures at Spirit Aerosystems
> OSHA SIR `2017109830` · 10/12/2017 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Spirit Aerosystems
- **Location:** 3801 S. Oliver, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67210
- **NAICS:** 336411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was attempting to repair the cable and spool on a parts moving rack when the rack shifted, causing it to fall and tighten the cable around the spool. The employee's left middle and index fingers were caught between the cable and spool, suffering lacerations and compound fractures.

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