# Fractures at FEDEX GROUND
> OSHA SIR `2016087437` · 8/9/2016 · CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** FEDEX GROUND
- **Location:** 102 MERCURY DRIVE, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61820
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading 10- to 15-pound packages from a trailer and stacking them. The employee finished unloading the packages and stepped onto the roller system (8 to 9 inches long in the middle of the trailer deck). The employee then lost their footing and hit the floor, striking the left hip and breaking the left femur.

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