# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `20171211721` · 12/10/2017 · WILTON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Street, road, driveway, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 34 Hickory Hill Road, WILTON, CONNECTICUT, 06897
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down an icy, snow covered driveway after delivering a package and slipped and fell resulting in a fractured right femur.

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