# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021054169` · 5/21/2021 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1801 Grant Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33605
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was separating two large mail containers. When the containers became loose, she lost her balance and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken hip.

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