# Fractures at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2023098537` · 9/15/2023 · VERO BEACH, 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:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 4555 41st St, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, 32967
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a short rise with two steps when their leg gave out, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for a left leg fracture.

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