# Fractures at SPIRIT AIRLINES
> OSHA SIR `2021021137` · 2/8/2021 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on aircraft during transport
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** SPIRIT AIRLINES
- **Location:** 100 Terminal Drive, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33315
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A flight attendant was completing her final compliance check when the aircraft experienced a sudden drop, causing the flight attendant to fall and another flight attendant to fall on top of her, resulting in a fractured ankle.

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