# Fractures at Southwest Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2022109541` · 10/31/2022 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Airlines
- **Location:** 2702 Love Field Dr., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75235
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a tug to deliver luggage to a terminal. The employee was parking the tug when the brakes failed. The employee then jumped off. The tug struck the building and rebounded toward the employee, the wheels struck the employee's foot and he sustained ankle and toe fractures.

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