# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018021615` · 2/15/2018 · ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1924 Bellemeade Drive, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16602
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail. The employee fell to the ground and broke a hip.

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