# Fractures at United Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2019010008` · 1/1/2019 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Airlines
- **Location:** Ramp at Gate B24, DENVER, COLORADO, 80248
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was restocking an aircraft from a raised platform catering truck when the employee fell 10 feet off the platform to the ground. The employee's right forearm struck a truck bumper during the fall, sustaining a fracture that required surgery.

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