# Multiple traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc. at United Parcel Service
> OSHA SIR `20171211859` · 12/13/2017 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc.
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service
- **Location:** 3820 Cleveland Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43224
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking up a ramp to deliver a package, an employee slipped and fell, dislocating a kneecap and tearing ligaments and tendons.

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