# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018032061` · 3/1/2018 · BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Rain
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 600 Wilson Pike Circle, BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE, 37027
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had dismounted his vehicle to make a delivery and was returning to his postal vehicle to continue his route. He was walking down a paved walkway with a slight incline. The pavement was wet due to rainy weather. He slipped and fell, landing on his knee and breaking his kneecap in two places. He was hospitalized.

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