# Fractures at Delta Airlines
> OSHA SIR `20241110691` · 11/16/2024 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors belt, slot, chain
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Airlines
- **Location:** 1030 Delta Boulevard, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30354
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 16, 2024, an employee was clearing items in the drive lane next to the conveyor belt near a gate when the conveyor struck the employee's right leg and they sustained a fractured right ankle.  The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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