# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018010027` · 1/2/2018 · BUFORD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2766 Hamilton Mill Road, BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30519
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 19:00 PM on January 2, 2018, an employee was delivering mail along a rural route when he noticed he was off on the right side of the road. As he tried to pull the vehicle back onto the road, he lost control and it overturned. He was ejected and pinned under the vehicle, suffering four broken ribs, a broken collarbone on the right side, and injuries to his right arm and wrist. He was hospitalized.

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