# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015010330` · 1/9/2015 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 7555 W. Amherst Ave., DENVER, COLORADO, 80227
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 9, 2015, an employee was walking down the steps at the customer's private residence when he slipped and fell, landing on the sidewalk.  The employee suffered a broken back and five broken ribs. He was hospitalized as result of the accident of January 9, 2015.

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