# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - COOPER STATION POST OFFICE
> OSHA SIR `2021021479` · 2/19/2021 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - COOPER STATION POST OFFICE
- **Location:** 93 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10003
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 1:30 p.m. on February 19, 2021, after delivering a parcel on the second floor of a building, a postal carrier was returning to the first floor to begin delivering letters. He slipped while walking downstairs, landed on his side, and bounced down a few steps, breaking six ribs and his shoulder blade.

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