# Fractures at United Airlines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016076086` · 7/7/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** United Airlines, Inc.
- **Location:** 3500 North Terminal Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was directing and parking an incoming aircraft. While on headsets communicating with the cockpit, the employee walked backwards into a moving jet bridge. The jet bridge struck the employee's right ankle, breaking it and requiring surgery.

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