# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020065943` · 6/25/2020 · VANDERGRIFT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 142 Farragut avenue, VANDERGRIFT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15690
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on her vehicle's bumper to unload parcels when she fell to the ground resulting in a broken tibia and fibula that required surgery.

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