# Fractures at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20191212903` · 12/16/2019 · CHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 1 Black Meadow Rd, CHESTER, NEW YORK, 10918
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell while exiting a trailer on a load stand. He landed on his right knee and suffered a broken kneecap.

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