# Fractures at United Parcel Service
> OSHA SIR `20241110871` · 11/21/2024 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service
- **Location:** 17746 Preston Rd #100, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75252
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying packages down stairs when they tripped over the last two steps and fell down the stairs, resulting in a fractured ankle.

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