# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20211211170` · 12/30/2021 · GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 231 Orton Dr, GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 27833
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A postal service employee was delivering mail at a customer's home when he fell on the walkway, 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*