# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2021020926` · 2/2/2021 · NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 18 DOVER ROAD, NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, 02061
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell, striking his head on the pavement. He suffered a spinal fracture.

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