# Fractures at American Airlines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010270` · 1/11/2021 · EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines, Inc.
- **Location:** 200 Terminal B, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02128
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After leaving a building, an employee slipped on a patch of ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle.

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