# Fractures at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20181112228` · 11/29/2018 · NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** University Avenue, NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS, 02062
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver was picking up packages. While walking with them, the driver tripped on a wheel chock and fell off the dock to the ground, suffering broken ribs.

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