# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016010547` · 1/20/2016 · MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1 Devon Road, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 26508
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 20, 2016, at approximately 3:15pm, a city carrier was hospitalized after falling while delivering mail to a residential home. The employee slipped and fell on ice resulting in a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain.

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