# Concussions at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019099359` · 9/9/2019 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tailgates
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1101 Davis Street, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60201
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a mail truck when the cable for the rear cargo door broke causing the door to fall on the employee's head. The employee sustained a cut and a concussion.

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