# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2016053925` · 5/9/2016 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 3916 MILGEN RD, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31907
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail at a resident's address when the resident's dog exited the house. While trying to get away from the dog, the employee fell in a pond on the resident's porch, suffering a broken leg and compound fracture.

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