# Fractures at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20161010111` · 10/27/2016 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
- **Location:** UPS Rockford, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61109
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 27, 2016, an employee was descending a ladder from a primary catwalk. She slipped while stepping down onto the last rung. The employee fell backwards resulting in a laceration and a broken elbow.

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