# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Structure Tech NY
> OSHA SIR `20181212982` · 12/18/2018 · FLUSHING, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Structure Tech NY
- **Location:** 40-31 82nd Street, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11373
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was assisting a tie back drill. As the operator moved the drill toward the wall, the injured employee's left leg was caught between the rotating part of the drill and the wall. The injured employee's lower left leg sustained soft tissue swelling requiring hospitalization.

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