# Fractures at American Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2018088973` · 8/30/2018 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines
- **Location:** Clock In Check Point 1, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33102
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell down three stairs to the concrete floor. His left hand was fractured when he used it to brace for the fall.

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