Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at United Parcel Service
Start: 3/26/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032820 · 3/26/2025 · United Parcel Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
Source: Straight trucks, box trucks
Secondary source: Bottles, jugs, flasks

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service
Location: 1 Sandy Creek Rd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30331
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was stepping out of a package car when they stepped on a soda or water bottle and fell. The employee sustained a dislocated/fractured right ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown