# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020077008` · 7/25/2020 · NEWNAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 60 Postal Parkway, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30263
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail. When she stepped off the delivery vehicle she misstepped and fell, resulting in a fractured right femur.

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