# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016109929` · 10/21/2016 · KEW GARDENS HILLS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 150-65 78th Avenue, KEW GARDENS HILLS, NEW YORK, 11367
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on a wet step while exiting a work vehicle, suffering a fractured left-side rib and requiring hospitalization.

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