# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021021472` · 2/19/2021 · STAR CITY, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Street, road, driveway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 205 South Jefferson Street, STAR CITY, ARKANSAS, 71667
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a bag of salt to spread on a driveway. He slipped on ice and fell to the pavement on his back, suffering fractures to the T-11 and T-12 vertebrae.

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