# Fractures at FedEx
> OSHA SIR `2017010503` · 1/18/2017 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx
- **Location:** 3001 N. Airfield Drive, IRVING, TEXAS, 75061
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ramp near the planes when he climbed on a loader and his foot slipped. He lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet to ground, breaking his right ankle.

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