# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019043625` · 4/8/2019 · PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 24 Corliss St., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02904
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing near the top of a step ladder, trying to clear a jam on an overhead transport belt, when the ladder legs kicked out. The employee fell to the floor, breaking two ribs on her right side.

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