# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020098812` · 9/16/2020 · TUKWILA, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s) and arms(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 410 Andover Park E, TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, 98188
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A construction forklift leaving the construction area with the forks elevated approximately six feet above the ground, turned toward traffic, and struck a postal vehicle and the driver with the forks. The postal carrier sustained a broken arm and elbow.

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