# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015063363` · 6/2/2015 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 3225 N Harbor drive Gate 31, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92101
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting airport contractor equipment for unattended mail.  She heard a noise behind her; she then tripped and fell over the connecting tongue of one of the carts. When she fell to the ground, her left knee cap was broken on impact. She was hospitalized.

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