# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2016098571` · 9/10/2016 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 3408 W. 42nd Place, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74107
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking a plastic pallet on top of another pallet when he slipped and fell downstairs, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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