# Fractures at United Parcel Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109182` · 10/5/2023 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 2301 Rose Street, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped and fell to the ground between a dock and a compactor, resulting in fractured thoracic vertebrae, lacerations to the head, neck, and back and neck pain.

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