# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019021704` · 2/14/2019 · NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 156-160 Overhill Dr., NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, 06050
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mail carrier slipped while walking across a snow-/ice-covered lawn. He fell to the ground, breaking his shoulder.

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