# Fractures at American Airlines
> OSHA SIR `20161110997` · 11/23/2016 · DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Airport runways
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines
- **Location:** Terminal C, Gate 2, Rm C02A209, DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS, 75261
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had finished loading baggage onto an aircraft when he tripped and fell, hitting the pavement.  He suffered broken bones near his eye socket and sinuses, knee abrasions, and swollen hands.

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