# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2020054896` · 5/27/2020 · PHOENIX, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Mud
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 3905 N. 7th street, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 85013
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On 5/27/2020, an employee was delivering mail to a residence. The employee approached the porch between a car and the yard, then stepped off the paved walkway and slipped on the mud on the irrigated yard. The employee fell, landing on the ground and sidewalk, and sustained a broken right elbow and abrasions to the knee.

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