# Cuts, lacerations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20161110608` · 11/10/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Street, road, or driveway irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 10823 Sugar Hill, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77042
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had delivered a package to the front door of a resident's home. On the way back to the truck, the employee tripped on an uneven surface and fell forward, hitting her face on the cement driveway. She suffered a scratched nose, left eyelid cut, and swelling around her left eye.

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