# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016042906` · 4/6/2016 · MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4 Louisiana Trail, MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY, 08055
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While delivering mail to a residence, an employee was startled by a dog and fell backwards, injuring her hip.

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