# Fractures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20211210897` · 12/18/2021 · SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **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:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 1195 N 6550 W, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 84116
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking toward the exit of the facility, tripped over a floor mat, and fell to the cement floor, resulting in a broken femur that required surgery.

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