# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023043845` · 4/29/2023 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 749 Diagonal Road, AKRON, OHIO, 44303
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when they fell down a set of porch steps to the ground. They sustained a hip injury that required hospitalization.

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