# Fractures at Southwest Airlines Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021098276` · 9/25/2021 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Airlines Co.
- **Location:** 1340 N. Outer Loop Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30337
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just removed an aircraft tire and was walking it to the tire rack. Another employee tossed the employee a tool, which caused the employee to drop the tire. The tire landed on the employee's right leg, breaking the fibula and tibia.

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