# Bruises, contusions at FedEx
> OSHA SIR `2018087999` · 8/6/2018 · BRIDGEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Groin
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx
- **Location:** 601 River Rd., BRIDGEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 19405
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sorting mail packages when a 10-pound package struck his groin, causing a contusion that required hospitalization.

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