# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2018055187` · 5/27/2018 · DES MOINES, IOWA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Street, road, driveway, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 7900 HICKMAN RD., DES MOINES, IOWA, 50322
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A rural mail carrier tripped and fell in a customer's driveway, suffering a broken hip.

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