# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20201111205` · 11/29/2020 · WEST RICHLAND, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4801 W. Van Giesen Street, WEST RICHLAND, WASHINGTON, 99353
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A mail carrier was walking to the door of a house to deliver a parcel when she slipped on black ice on the sidewalk. She fell and sustained a broken right femur.

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