# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016043210` · 4/17/2016 · RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 87-67 116th St., RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK, 11418
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell on stairs and fractured her knee while delivering mail to a private residence after being startled by a dog in the yard.

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