# Fractures at Sysco Boston
> OSHA SIR `2016087793` · 8/19/2016 · WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Sysco Boston
- **Location:** 18 Emerald Street, WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02093
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking an electric walking jack out of a trailer when the electric jack, the employee, and the dock plate fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg, requiring surgery.

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