# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020032892` · 3/30/2020 · KANEOHE, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road
- **Source:** SUV, sports utility vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 44-333 Kaneohe Bay Drive, KANEOHE, HAWAII, 96744
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A postal carrier was leaving his postal vehicle to walk his delivery route. An SUV rear-ended the postal vehicle and catapulted the carrier 17 feet into the street. The carrier injured his head on the road surface and was hospitalized.

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