# Fractures at Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088610` · 8/20/2019 · OCALA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 3100 NW 35th Ave Road, Bldg. 200, OCALA, FLORIDA, 34475
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading packages averaging 15 to 20 pounds onto the back of a van that could not be flushed into the van line (dock) because the van's bumper size. While the employee was tossing a package into the van from the van line (dock), he lost his balance and fell about 28 inches to the ground. He broke his right leg and was hospitalized.

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