# Concussions at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016109390` · 10/5/2016 · MELVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 160 Duryea Rd., MELVILLE, NEW YORK, 11747
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift. The forklift wheels struck a plate between the loading dock and the back of the trailer causing the plate to move and the employee to fall off the forklift. The employee suffered a concussion.

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