# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2015085668` · 8/11/2015 · ABILENE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 1020 East Overland Trail, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79601
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was folding a box and the lid flipped up causing her to fall backwards. She used her hand to catch her fall and fractured the left wrist.

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