# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017087365` · 8/3/2017 · PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 610 Gay St, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 45662
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was approaching a residence to deliver mail when he stepped onto the porch and fell, fracturing his hip. He was hospitalized overnight.

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