# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015052891` · 5/15/2015 · PORTLAND, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2017 NW Vaughn St., PORTLAND, OREGON, 97209
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was hashing parcels when he tripped on a tub and fell on the concrete floor, fracturing his right hip. He required hospitalization and surgery.

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