# Fractures at U S Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015096628` · 9/10/2015 · HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** U S Postal Service
- **Location:** 5771 Johnson Street, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, 33021
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was breaking down mail when her foot got tangled in plastic straps, causing her to fall and fracture her right shoulder and right knee.

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