# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015041794` · 4/7/2015 · PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 24 Corliss Street, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02904
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, a maintenance employee was standing on the fourth step of an 8-foot step ladder, reaching with a pole to unjam an overhead mail tray. He fell from the ladder to the ground below, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization.

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