# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015118623` · 11/13/2015 · HAMILTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 680 Hill Ave., HAMILTON, OHIO, 45015
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a private residence and stepped up one step to put mail in a mailbox. As he was turning around to step down, he lost his balance and fell, breaking his right hip.

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