# Concussions at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2018021311` · 2/7/2018 · DRACUT, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 15 Middle St, DRACUT, MASSACHUSETTS, 01826
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on snow covered ice and fell to the ground. She struck her head and suffered a severe concussion and a sprained left wrist.

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