# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at United Parcel Service Co.
> OSHA SIR `20161110514` · 11/8/2016 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service Co.
- **Location:** 8901 Atlantic Ave., ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32824
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped off a rung while descending a fixed ladder. The employee used a hand to cover the face to avoid a direct strike and suffered a left wrist injury that required surgery.

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