# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service - Meridian Idaho
> OSHA SIR `2017065372` · 6/12/2017 · MERIDIAN, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Meridian Idaho
- **Location:** 1200 N Main St, MERIDIAN, IDAHO, 83642
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over tire chock while walking with a ladder, breaking the left femur.

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