# Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021108935` · 10/16/2021 · JAMAICA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** Building #250, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11430
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a mail bag when they suffered a strained or sprained right arm.

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