# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20171110990` · 11/15/2017 · WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 21 Main Ave., WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, 02886
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting into a mail delivery vehicle when a privately owned vehicle struck his vehicle from behind, knocking him to the ground. His head struck a concrete sidewalk, and he suffered possible bleeding outside his brain.

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