# Fractures at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
> OSHA SIR `2018054625` · 5/12/2018 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
- **Location:** 6000 North Terminal Pkwy., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30320
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker repair an aircraft tire. He removed a tire from a cart and leaned it against the cart to ready it for installation. The tire then fell onto his lower left leg, breaking it.

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