# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2016087728` · 8/17/2016 · CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 2001 N MATTIS ST, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61820
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up powered industrial truck when the throttle became stuck. The employee jumped from the powered industrial truck, falling and fracturing the hip.

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