# Bruises, contusions at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2019099918` · 9/23/2019 · SEAFORD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 2348 Connetiquot Ave., SEAFORD, NEW YORK, 11783
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a lawn to make a delivery and fell into a 13-ft. sink hole. The employee sustained bruises.

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