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Southwest Airlines

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BOSTON, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southwest Airlines in BOSTON, Massachusetts
Employer Southwest Airlines
Address 1 Harborside Drive
City, State ZIP BOSTON, Massachusetts 02128
Report ID 20191111991
Event Date November 18, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 481111
GPS Coordinates 42.36318, -71.01364

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Incident Narrative

An employee was descending a flight of stairs. Two steps from the bottom, the employee fell and suffered a broken ankle.

Incident Summary

On November 18, 2019, a worker at Southwest Airlines in BOSTON, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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