# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2016054815` · 5/31/2016 · HUNTINGTON STATION, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 888 E. Jericho Tpke, HUNTINGTON STATION, NEW YORK, 11746
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was chased by a dog and while running away the employee fell on cement and broke a rib.

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