# Fractures at YRC INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181111923` · 11/19/2018 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** YRC INC.
- **Location:** 4150 SW 74th Ct, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33155
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pallet jack to maneuver freight inside a delivery truck trailer when he stepped backwards and fell over the edge of the truck trailer. He fell approximately 4 to 6 feet to the ground below, fracturing five ribs on his right side.

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