# Fractures at UPS Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043475` · 4/4/2019 · FREEPORT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS Inc.
- **Location:** 103 N. COMMERCIAL AVE., FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, 61032
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee (mechanic) was troubleshooting a box truck and asked another employee (Employee 2) to go inside the truck. The mechanic told Employee 2 to press on the break and push on the accelerator to hear the sound the truck was making. The mechanic was under the truck when it came off the jacks and rolled forward striking the mechanic and causing rib fractures and trauma to the chest.

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