# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018010223` · 1/8/2018 · ZIONSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 6450 Kings Highway, ZIONSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18092
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was returning to a vehicle when the employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, fracturing the left hip.

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