# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20171212211` · 12/26/2017 · SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 127 S. Main Ave, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18504
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering a parcel and descending the steps of a residence when he fell onto the ground. He suffered a fractured skull, three broken ribs, and bleeding on the brain.

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