# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019010663` · 1/19/2019 · JOHNS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2860 Maybank Hwy, JOHNS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29455
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was descending a flight of stairs when she tripped and fell sustaining broken ribs and a knee injury.

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