# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2017043720` · 4/25/2017 · NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Rain
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 371 Petersville Church Rd., NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA, 23123
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was descending a wet staircase after delivering a parcel when she slipped and fell down the stairs, resulting in a broken right femur. The injury required surgery.

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