# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2017010210` · 1/8/2017 · INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 125 WEST SOUTH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, 46206
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee fell while climbing truck steps to close the trailer door, suffering a broken left elbow. The steps were slick and icy at the time.

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