# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2017065266` · 6/9/2017 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 25 DORCHESTER AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02205
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to empty equipment into a trailer. When he dismounted the forklift, his right heel was caught on the side of the forklift. He fell to the floor, fracturing his right hip and suffering an abrasion to his right elbow.

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