# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021065210` · 6/26/2021 · CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 9201 Edgeworth Road, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MARYLAND, 20790
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet jack when a collision occurred, resulting in a laceration and possible broken leg that required hospitalization and surgery.

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