# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021108691` · 10/8/2021 · DES MOINES, IOWA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4000 109TH ST., DES MOINES, IOWA, 50395
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack near a loading dock. The pallet jack drove over an uneven surface, causing the pallet jack to eject the employee onto the floor. The employee suffered a broken lower right leg.

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