# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, PROCESS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
> OSHA SIR `2018032571` · 3/15/2018 · PHOENIX, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, PROCESS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
- **Location:** 3905 N 7th Avenue, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 85013
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was unloading mail from a vehicle to a cart when a gust of wind blew the cart over and caused the employee to lose her balance. She fell to the ground and broke her hip.

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