# Fractures at U. S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2015129747` · 12/28/2015 · WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 56 Spring St, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01267
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sorting mail at an indoor facility. She stepped into an open sided cardboard box to retrieve a parcel, tripped when she stepped out of the box, and fell breaking the right hip.  She was hospitalized for surgery.

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