# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2019054494` · 5/3/2019 · PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 3373 Cowper Ave, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, 94303
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On May 3, 2019, at approximately 1:05 p.m., after completing a mail delivery at the front entrance, an employee was stepping down to the cement walkway and fell to the ground breaking her left femur.

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