# Dislocation of joints at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20181010784` · 10/18/2018 · NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 3004 Weeks Island Road, NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA, 70560
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when she tripped over screws/rods sticking out of the ground and landed on the ground, dislocating her right elbow.

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