# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - Twin Cities L&DC
> OSHA SIR `2019010444` · 1/14/2019 · SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - Twin Cities L&DC
- **Location:** 5001 NORTHWEST DRIVE, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, 55111
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On January 14, 2019, at 8:10 p.m., an employee was scanning mail on a roller table and stepped to the right. The employee's right foot was caught on the edge of a mat and the employee fell to the floor, fracturing the right hip.

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