# Fractures at ABF Freight System, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109885` · 10/23/2024 · SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Vehicle trailers, trailing units
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** ABF Freight System, Inc.
- **Location:** 3801 Old Greenwood Road, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, 60194
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering freight when they were struck in the face by a metal crate. The employee then fell from the trailer liftgate to the ground, landing on their back. The employee's ribs were broken.

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