# Fractures at Tri-Lift NJ Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021749` · 2/24/2022 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri-Lift NJ Inc.
- **Location:** Swissport - Newark Airport 344 Brewster Rd., NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07114
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was simultaneously repairing the mast on a forklift and testing it for overheating. The employee slipped and was caught between the mast and the body of the truck, resulting in several rib and thoracic vertebrae fractures.

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