# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021021075` · 2/5/2021 · SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 1927 E. Sangamon Ave., SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62702
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 2/5/2021, at 10:20 AM, an employee was making a delivery when he slipped on ice in front of a customer's home and fell to the concrete ground, resulting in hospitalization due to a broken hip.

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