# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2019010893` · 1/24/2019 · UNION, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 1664 Frogtown Road, UNION, KENTUCKY, 41091
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee stepped out of his vehicle to deliver a package, slipped and fell on ice. He sustained a hip fracture/fractured ball joint.

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