# Fractures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017053966` · 5/2/2017 · AUXVASSE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** UNK, AUXVASSE, MISSOURI, 65231
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to deliver a parcel when he stepped in a puddle and slipped, falling on his right side. He fractured his right femur and was hospitalized for surgery.

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