# Fractures at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20201110533` · 11/6/2020 · FRANKLINTON, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **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:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2092 Suitt Store Rd, FRANKLINTON, NORTH CAROLINA, 27525
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On November 6, 2020, a mail carrier was walking down a wooden stairway after a mail delivery. She fell, landing on the concrete in front of the stairway and suffering a broken hip.

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