# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service - Chanhassen Carrier Annex
> OSHA SIR `20181212833` · 12/14/2018 · EXCELSIOR, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Chanhassen Carrier Annex
- **Location:** 440 Tanager Point, EXCELSIOR, MINNESOTA, 55331
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On December 14, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., after delivering two packages, a rural carrier slipped on ice at the base of a residential customer's steps and fell fracturing the left hip.

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