# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `20181112014` · 11/23/2018 · LAWRENCE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 36 Sutton Place, LAWRENCE, NEW YORK, 11559
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mail carrier was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street, suffering broken ribs. The carrier was hospitalized.

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