# Fractures at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019099311` · 9/7/2019 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1101 Davis Street, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60201
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 7, 2019, an employee was walking out of the lobby when he slipped on a rubber mat and fell to the floor. He hit his head, causing a deep laceration, and fractured his hip, requiring surgery.

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