# Fractures at United Parcel Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109994` · 10/24/2016 · SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 2 Foden Road, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE, 04106
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped/tripped on an uneven surface while descending the front steps of a residence and fell breaking her hip.

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