# Fractures at AMERICAN AIRLINES
> OSHA SIR `2017087447` · 8/4/2017 · JAMAICA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN AIRLINES
- **Location:** Hangar 10, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11430
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee broke his wrist when his truck struck a protective barricade surrounding a ground power unit. The employee's hand was caught by the steering wheel which spun upon impact and broke his wrist.

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