# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021076108` · 7/24/2021 · AMARILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boulders
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 11 Kendal Road, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79124
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering a package to a residence when he tripped over a large boulder in the yard, resulting in a fractured left knee.

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