# Amputations at United Airlines
> OSHA SIR `20211110155` · 11/24/2021 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by aircraft or propeller
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** United Airlines
- **Location:** International Way, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07101
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Six employees were helping a large jet airplane back out of a hangar. The airplane's main tire ran over an employee's right foot, which was amputated.

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