# Fractures at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE,INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018010198` · 1/7/2018 · SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE,INC.
- **Location:** 315 HARTFORD TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01545
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking a trailer dolly to a second trailer when he slipped on some black ice and fell on his right hip. He experienced severe hip pain and was hospitalized with a possible hip fracture.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*