# Herniated discs at USPS Fort Wayne
> OSHA SIR `20161211766` · 12/19/2016 · FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS Fort Wayne
- **Location:** St Mary's Station, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, 46808
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was stepping out of a vehicle to deliver mail when he slipped on the icy pavement and fell, suffering a C5-C6 disc protrusion in the neck. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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