# Fractures at Skywest Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2015010216` · 1/24/2015 · JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Skywest Airlines
- **Location:** 1600 21st Avenue NE, JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, 58401
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee chocked the wheels of an inbound airplane.  Then the employee placed the safety delineator.  Employee began visual inspection when she slipped and fell on a patch of ice.  This resulted in a broken wrist and hospitalization.

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