# Fractures at U. S. Postal Service (USPS)
> OSHA SIR `2018054393` · 5/6/2018 · RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Birds, except fowl
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service (USPS)
- **Location:** 2501 Rydin Road, RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, 94804
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was startled by a pigeon and fell, fracturing the tibia in both legs and requiring hospitalization.

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