# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015030308` · 3/9/2015 · SHARON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 15 South Main Street, SHARON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02067
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Mail carrier slipped on ice and fell suffering a chest injury.

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