# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022064765` · 6/2/2022 · MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Hills
- **Secondary source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 226 Keller Ave., MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE, 37801
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee stepped off the end of a sidewalk onto an unimproved surface, tripped in a hole, and rolled 10-15 feet down an incline where her right leg contacted the extended tow arm of a parked tow truck. The employee's right femur was fractured and required surgery.

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