# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, PROCESS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
> OSHA SIR `20191212786` · 12/12/2019 · PHOENIX, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, PROCESS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
- **Location:** 4949 E. VAN BUREN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 85026
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating a PIT vehicle when it struck a guardrail. As a result, the employee suffered five broken ribs.

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