# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2016088122` · 8/29/2016 · MESQUITE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
- **Location:** 4200 SAMUELL BLVD., MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee had climbed a fixed ladder to a platform in order to clear a jam on a conveyor. While climbing down from the platform, the employee lost their grip and fell off the ladder to the concrete floor.

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