# Open wounds, unspecified at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2017065468` · 6/15/2017 · SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 23125 GREATER MACK, SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN, 48080
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee walked onto a residential house porch to deliver mail. As the employee was coming down from the steps, the employee stepped on a stone embedded into the cement causing the employee to slip and fall landing on the left knee, causing an open wound.

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