# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `20181212564` · 12/7/2018 · LAKE GROVE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 1001 Hawkins Ave., LAKE GROVE, NEW YORK, 11755
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While scanning at the rear door of a postal truck, an employee tripped over a pallet jack that was on the lift. The employee fell against the railing of the lift and sustained fractured ribs.

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