# Fractures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016042767` · 4/2/2016 · ELMHURST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 60-69 Woodhaven Blvd, ELMHURST, NEW YORK, 11373
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

As an employee was exiting his vehicle, he stepped on a bottle that was hidden inside a bag. He tripped and fell to the ground, fracturing his right wrist and suffering back pain.

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