# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20181011205` · 10/30/2018 · TUKWILA, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 10700 27th Avenue South, TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, 98168
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee tripped over a pallet of empty tubs and fell breaking a femur. The employee was hospitalized.

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