# Fractures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022076050` · 7/12/2022 · MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Cages, cage racks
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 955 Goffs Falls Rd., MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03103
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move mail cages in the distribution center. The employee came to a stop and dismounted the PIT. The PIT rolled forward and pinned the employee against a metal cage causing two broken ribs and a head injury.

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