# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2019055319` · 5/27/2019 · MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 430 CATTLEMANS WAY, MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA, 30252
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 27, 2019, an employee was exiting her vehicle to deliver mail to a residence and stepped into a hole causing her to lose balance and fall to the ground. The employee suffered a left leg fracture.

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