# Fractures at American Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2023021816` · 2/27/2023 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s) and arms(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Airport runways
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines
- **Location:** 10000 West O'Hare Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down the passenger boarding stairs to the ramp when he misstepped and fell, fracturing his left arm and elbow.

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