# Fractures at USPS at Montrose
> OSHA SIR `2019088517` · 8/18/2019 · MONTROSE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS at Montrose
- **Location:** 321 S. 1st St., MONTROSE, COLORADO, 81401
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking, delivering mail, when he suffered a hip injury and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery for a broken hip.

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