# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018043331` · 4/7/2018 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 9001 Tuscany Way, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78710
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a tow motor and stopped it. He stepped off of the tow motor and it began to move. He tried to stop it but slipped, and the tow motor struck him. He suffered broken ribs, a concussion, and cuts.

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