# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2017032556` · 3/20/2017 · GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Bungee cords
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 225 MICHIGAN ST. NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, 49501
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was moving an empty hamper to a worksite. The employee was holding onto a bungee cord affixed to the hamper when the bungee cord came loose, causing the employee to lose balance and fall to the floor. The employee suffered a broken left femur.

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