# Fractures at US Foods Inc. Rhode Island
> OSHA SIR `2018032738` · 3/20/2018 · MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** US Foods Inc. Rhode Island
- **Location:** 4 Wave Ave., MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02842
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the delivery ramp at the rear of his straight truck closing the back door of the trailer when he mis-stepped and then fell approximately 4 feet to the ground, fracturing his right arm.

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