# Fractures at UPS, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098656` · 9/13/2016 · LA MARQUE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS, Inc.
- **Location:** 10 Main Street, LA MARQUE, TEXAS, 77568
- **NAICS:** 481112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to the package car to determine how many packages were in the car when she slipped on a walking surface and fell. She tried to catch her fall and her hand went between the tire and the bottom of the car frame, breaking her right arm.

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