# Fractures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020032093` · 3/4/2020 · SELMA, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 308 North Raiford Street, SELMA, NORTH CAROLINA, 27576
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A mail carrier was delivering mail to a residence. While running from a barking dog, the mail carrier fell and struck their head against the wheel of a customer's car. The mail carrier sustained fractures to an eye socket, the right shoulder, and left elbow.

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