# Strains at US Post Office
> OSHA SIR `2016010131` · 1/7/2016 · BARTLETT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** US Post Office
- **Location:** 131 N Evie St., BARTLETT, TEXAS, 76511
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a tub containing mail and phone books to place it into a hamper when she felt a sharp pain in her upper left torso. She suffered a muscle strain.

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