# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Aero Support Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161110581` · 11/10/2016 · SANFORD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Aero Support Group, LLC
- **Location:** 2551 Hellcat Ln, SANFORD, FLORIDA, 32773
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unhook an aircraft tow bar from an aircraft tug when a coworker put the tug in neutral. The tug lurched slightly and the mechanism that secured the tow bar closed onto the employee's right thumb, requiring hospitalization.

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