# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015020703` · 2/23/2015 · KENT, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Ceilings
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 24800 64th Ave South, KENT, WASHINGTON, 98032
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

In an attempt to enter a locked room, an employee used a ladder to climb over the door through the false ceiling. He slipped and fell through the false ceiling resulting in a concussion and broken ribs.

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