# Open wounds, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017065631` · 6/20/2017 · LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1400 Harrisburg Pike, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17604
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee hit the emergency stop while operating a prime mover. The equipment stopped abruptly, and the employee fell to the floor. The employee's head struck the ground, requiring sutures and hospitalization.

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