# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2018043340` · 4/7/2018 · MAITLAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 837 N. Lake Sybelia Dr., MAITLAND, FLORIDA, 32714
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped while climbing house steps to deliver a package. She used her left hand to brace for the fall and fractured it.

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