# Fractures at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017087500` · 8/7/2017 · HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1202 Camden Drive, HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, 27260
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a business, tripped over a wooden walkway separator and fell striking a concrete planter and breaking several ribs.

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