# Fractures at Skywest Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2023109241` · 10/6/2023 · ASPEN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Skywest Airlines
- **Location:** 233 East Airport Road, ASPEN, COLORADO, 81611
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up for ground equipment to be towed when they were struck by a tug vehicle and knocked to the ground. The employee sustained a broken elbow.

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