# Fractures at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
> OSHA SIR `2018099749` · 9/20/2018 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
- **Location:** 10701 Lambert Intl. Blvd., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63145
- **NAICS:** 481212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping up into a truck when he missed a step and fell to the ground, breaking his hip and requiring hospitalization.

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