# Fractures at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20161211255` · 12/2/2016 · HODGKINS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 1 UPS Way, HODGKINS, ILLINOIS, 60525
- **NAICS:** 561439
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to unload an irregular package from a trailer. The other packages in the trailer shifted and caused the employee to fall. The irregular package then fell onto the employee, who suffered a fractured left leg.

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