# Fractures at United States Post Office
> OSHA SIR `2016043321` · 4/20/2016 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **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:** United States Post Office
- **Location:** Customers home, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33415
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to home addresses when a dog startled her. As she ran away from the dog, she fell and fractured her left forearm.

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