# Fractures at US Postal Service*
> OSHA SIR `2018044011` · 4/26/2018 · LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service*
- **Location:** 3453 Eldon St., LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89102
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had just finished delivering mail to a residence and was taking a shortcut across a yard when he tripped over a tree root and fractured his left hip. The ground was a bit muddy at the time.

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