# Fractures at Delta Air Lines
> OSHA SIR `2020109763` · 10/14/2020 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Air Lines
- **Location:** 1020 Delta Blvd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30354
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing in front of a set of towed aircraft stairs, guiding a tow car back. The tow car backed into the employee, and his left leg was caught against the tow stairs hitch. He suffered broken bones and a damaged artery in the leg.

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