# Crushing injuries at American Airlines
> OSHA SIR `20201111098` · 11/24/2020 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines
- **Location:** 10000 W O'Hare Ave-Terminal 3, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 24, 2020, an employee was hooking up two pieces of mobile equipment when a baggage tractor was engaged and struck the employee. The employee suffered crushing injuries.

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