# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at DHL Express (USA), Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110667` · 11/15/2024 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Other semi, tractor-trailer
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Express (USA), Inc.
- **Location:** 836 Patton Drive, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While dismounting from the cab of his tractor trailer, an employee slipped from the steps and fell to the ground. He sustained a dislocated left elbow, a broken left wrist, and a broken bone near the left elbow. He was was hospitalized and required surgery for the fractures.

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