# Fractures at FedEx Ground
> OSHA SIR `20181010453` · 10/9/2018 · GROVE CITY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Ground
- **Location:** 6120 South Meadows Drive, GROVE CITY, OHIO, 43123
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 9, 2018, an employee was preparing to unload packages from a trailer when the employee tripped and fell into the wheel well of the trailer, suffering a broken lower leg. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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