# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016087978` · 8/24/2016 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(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:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 7450 Natural Bridge rd, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63121
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail and was bitten by a dog causing the employee to fall and fracture the femur bone.

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