# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2019021572` · 2/12/2019 · LEES SUMMIT, MISSOURI
## 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 slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 1404 SW Market Street, LEES SUMMIT, MISSOURI, 64081
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While arriving at work, an employee slipped in the icy parking lot and fell to the ground, suffering two broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

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