# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `20181010464` · 10/10/2018 · MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 100 S. FIRST ST., MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, 55401
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At 3:00 p.m. on October 10, 2018, an employee fell while entering an elevator. The employee's forehead struck the rail, suffering an abrasion; the employee's humerus was broken when they landed on their shoulder on the elevator floor.

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