# Fractures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020065348` · 6/9/2020 · OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 1718 W 157th Place, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, 66223
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee ascended stairs to make a delivery, then missed a step coming down and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured left arm, right femur, and kneecap, as well as a fracture to the nose or sinuses.

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