# Sprains and cuts at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `20191212454` · 12/3/2019 · WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains and cuts
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 51 PENNWOOD PLACE, WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15086
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee parked a forklift, exited it, and was attempting to open a dock door when the spring broke on the door, causing it to come down. The employee lost balance and fell onto the parked forklift, suffering lacerations to the head, a wrist sprain, and a back injury. The employee was hospitalized and required staples.

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