# Fractures at Southwest Airlines Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018099248` · 9/7/2018 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Airlines Co.
- **Location:** 8400 PENA BLVD, DENVER, COLORADO, 80249
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a carrier when the employee tripped and fell on the aircraft door. The employee's right middle finger was then caught in the carrier handle, breaking and lacerating it.

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