# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `20201111060` · 11/23/2020 · PATCHOGUE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rocks, crushed stone
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 170 E Main St, PATCHOGUE, NEW YORK, 11772
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped on a rock and fell while delivering mail, landing on the ground 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*