# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021053687` · 5/4/2021 · PALMYRA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other structural elements, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 60 South Railroad Street, PALMYRA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17078
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mail carrier stepped over a railing between two properties that was 26 inches high. The employee's foot became caught in the railing and they fell to the ground, resulting in a broken rib.

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