# Fractures at Southwest Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2018055115` · 5/25/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Airlines
- **Location:** 8110 W. Monroe Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
- **NAICS:** 488999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder with equipment. He fell, landing on his feet 4 feet below; then he lost his balance and fell backward, hitting his head on the concrete ground. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture.

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