# Fractures at United Parcel Service
> OSHA SIR `20191212475` · 12/4/2019 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service
- **Location:** 1624 Dekalb Ave, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30307
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while descending a flight of stairs, breaking his hip.

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