# Crushing injuries at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20191112293` · 11/27/2019 · VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 339 Cathedral Oaks, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, 32960
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After delivering mail, an employee was walking back to their vehicle and was struck by a cement truck. The employee's right forearm was crushed.

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