# Fractures at American Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2017021624` · 2/19/2017 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines
- **Location:** 5503 West Spruce Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33607
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While trying to elude a large flying insect, an employee fell and fractured the right elbow, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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