# Fractures at U. S. Postal Service - SFNDC, Richmond
> OSHA SIR `2021075834` · 7/16/2021 · RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service - SFNDC, Richmond
- **Location:** 2501 Rydin Road, RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, 94850
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was opening a trailer door when the trailer moved and the employee fell 51 inches to the ground below, resulting in a broken femur.

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