# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018065816` · 6/13/2018 · EAST SETAUKET, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 450 Route 25A, EAST SETAUKET, NEW YORK, 11733
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a four-foot ladder adjusting a handicap sign. The employee missed a rung and fell to the ground fracturing the right knee.

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