# Fractures at Delta Airlines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021335` · 2/11/2023 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Airlines, Inc.
- **Location:** 1775 Maynard H. Jackson Service Rd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30354
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 11, 2023, a ground equipment maintenance technician was working to resolve an issue in the cold bag storage area on the concourse at an airport. He was moving between two conveyors when the toe of the employee's shoe caught on the lip of the equipment, causing the employee to lose balance and fall. The employee sustained fractures to the left tibia and fibula.

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