# Fractures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016032124` · 3/10/2016 · HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 3 Crescent Road, HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY, 07733
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While delivering mail, an employee was chased by two dogs. The employee fell on concrete and received a severe arm fracture.

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