# Fractures at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2020054802` · 5/23/2020 · NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Trip over an object without fall
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 456 SACKETT ROAD, NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06473
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 23, 2020, a UPS employee was walking out of the rear of a package car and onto the dock when he stepped on a package that had fallen out of his hand. He rolled and broke his ankle, requiring hospitalization.

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