# Fractures at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20171211871` · 12/14/2017 · MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 578 Yardley Trl., MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS, 60060
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was returning to his vehicle after delivering a package when he slipped and fell on a patch of ice, fracturing his right fibula and tibia.

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