# Fractures at Textron Ground Support Equipment, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171111248` · 11/26/2017 · EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Textron Ground Support Equipment, Inc.
- **Location:** 300 Terminal C, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02128
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was kneeling underneath a conveyor belt to troubleshoot the tug belt loader. When he went to stand up, his left forearm contacted the moving roller instead of the stationary bar and was fractured.

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