# Fractures at U.S. Post Office
> OSHA SIR `20161211421` · 12/7/2016 · CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Post Office
- **Location:** 550 E. Fullerton Ave., CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 7, 2016, an employee fell to the floor while handling mail and suffered a fractured hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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