# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021108917` · 10/16/2021 · AYDEN, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 452 Second Street, AYDEN, NORTH CAROLINA, 28513
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee tripped on a fatigue mat and fell backward to the floor, where a cart fell on top of her. She suffered broken vertebrae and was hospitalized.

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