# Fractures at United Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2021087123` · 8/20/2021 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** United Airlines
- **Location:** 3600 Presidential Blvd, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78719
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving an airport tug when it ran over chocks. The employee was ejected and the tug ran over his left lower leg, breaking it.

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