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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018054625 · 5/12/2018 · SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Tires, except bike

Employer

Name
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Location
6000 North Terminal Pkwy., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30320
NAICS
481111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker repair an aircraft tire. He removed a tire from a cart and leaned it against the cart to ready it for installation. The tire then fell onto his lower left leg, breaking it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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