# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021108914` · 10/16/2021 · FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 7500 Roosevelt Road, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS, 60130
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to sit in a chair when they fell onto the floor, resulting in a broken right hip.

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