# Fractures at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2018088133` · 8/8/2018 · EARTH CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 13818 Rider Trail North, EARTH CITY, MISSOURI, 63045
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a pallet when her foot became caught. She then tripped and fell, breaking her hip.

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