# Bruises, contusions at United Parcel Service
> OSHA SIR `20181212717` · 12/11/2018 · COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service
- **Location:** 5020 Ivy Street, COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, 80022
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While unloading a freight trailer, an employee was struck by a load retaining bar that had been knocked over. The employee suffered head and right shoulder contusions.

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