# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Fedex Freight
> OSHA SIR `2016087233` · 8/4/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Fedex Freight
- **Location:** 6905 East Orem Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77075
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder inside of a trailer, attempting to correct the tension on the door. When he released the tension, the door knocked him off the ladder. He suffered fractured ribs and air outside of his lung.

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