# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017021340` · 2/10/2017 · PARKER, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1500 S. California Ave, PARKER, ARIZONA, 85344
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was removing a mail container from her vehicle. When she stepped back, her ankle buckled and she fell to the ground, fracturing her left hip.

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