# Fractures at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2016065149` · 6/10/2016 · HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 4 Fairgrounds Road, HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY, 08610
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee took packages off a conveyor, stepped back, and fell, severely fracturing the ankle.

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