# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017032404` · 3/15/2017 · DETROIT, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1401 W. Fort Street, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 48216
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was exiting a vehicle on the ramp of the main post office, slipped on ice and fell breaking a hip.

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