# Crushing injuries at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2019032956` · 3/21/2019 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 7755 E. 56TH AVE., DENVER, COLORADO, 80266
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding a pallet mule when his leg was caught between it and a stanchion. His tibia and fibula were crushed.

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