# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U. Sl Postal Serivice
> OSHA SIR `2021043515` · 4/28/2021 · HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Handrails, banisters
## Employer
- **Name:** U. Sl Postal Serivice
- **Location:** 739 Washington Avneue, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, 33030
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a hamper to the loading dock when his right hand was caught between the metal railing and the hamper, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.

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