# Crushing injuries at United Airlines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118778` · 11/19/2015 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** United Airlines, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Brewster Rd, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07188
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was polishing a four inch bar in a lathe. The soft emery paper got caught around the rotating bar and crushed the employee's fingers.

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