# Fractures at American Airlines
> OSHA SIR `20161011135` · 10/2/2016 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines
- **Location:** Cargo City, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19153
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioned over the cab of a catering truck, trying to loosen a service platform that was stuck over the cab. When he pried the platform loose, it fell on his head and fractured his face, requiring hospitalization.

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