# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016109488` · 10/7/2016 · QUINCY, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 20 C Street, SW, QUINCY, WASHINGTON, 98848
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While loading mail into a vehicle, an employee fell from the same level onto a concrete slab. The employee's foot twisted on the slab, which caused the employee to lose balance and fall. The employee suffered a broken left wrist and fractured left hip.

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