# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20171110937` · 11/14/2017 · CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1000 Center Way, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25350
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioning all-purpose containers when the employee tripped over some unsecured webbing and fell, suffering a possible leg injury or fractured hip.

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