# Fractures at United Parcel Service
> OSHA SIR `2020065386` · 6/9/2020 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service
- **Location:** 1236 Blue Ridge Blvd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35226
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a dolly to take packages up a stairway. The employee fell down the stairs, suffering a broken femur. The employee was hospitalized.

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