# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service, Big Lake Post Office
> OSHA SIR `2016109949` · 10/22/2016 · BIG LAKE, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Street, road, driveway-paved
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service, Big Lake Post Office
- **Location:** Private Residence, BIG LAKE, MINNESOTA, 55309
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On or about October 22, 2016, at 1:10 p.m., while walking to the door of a private residence to deliver a certified mail piece, an employee tripped on the edge of the concrete driveway where it meets the grass forming a 2-inch difference in surface level.  The employee suffered two fractured bones in the right lower arm, requiring hospitalization.

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