# Crushing injuries at U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles
> OSHA SIR `2017032442` · 3/16/2017 · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles
- **Location:** 7001 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 90052
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A worker was on a break below the dock and was struck by a trailer backing up. The employee sustained a crushed pelvis.

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